Effect of Ligand Treatment on the Tuning of Infrared Plasmonic Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystal Electrochromic Devices

Mashkov O, Körfer J, Eigen A, Yousefi Amin AA, Killilea NA, Barabash A, Sytnyk M, Khansur NH, Halik M, Webber KG, Heiß W (2020)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

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DOI: 10.1002/adem.202000112

Abstract

Electrochromic devices operating in the near infrared are being developed as a part of smart windows that can dynamically modulate visible light and heat transmittance of solar irradiation, dependent on weather conditions and personal preferences. Here, doped metal oxide nanocrystals are used to obtain the desired effect in the infrared spectral region. Specifically, the infrared transmittance is electrochemically modulated by control of the carrier concentration in the nanocrystals. While indium tin oxide nanocrystals are already known to provide this effect, the consequence of ligand treatment during preparation of the nanocrystal electrode on the electrochromic properties is studied. The type of ligand treatment is shown to affect the surface morphology, as well as the localized plasmon resonance energy of the nanocrystal films. A short and convenient treatment by ethanedithiol cross-linking ligands is shown to provide superior results as compared with the formic acid treatment used in the previous work. Future work combining windows based on optimized electrochromic effects in the near infrared combined with those in the visible spectral range will simultaneously improve building energy efficiency and indoor human comfort.

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APA:

Mashkov, O., Körfer, J., Eigen, A., Yousefi Amin, A.-A., Killilea, N.A., Barabash, A.,... Heiß, W. (2020). Effect of Ligand Treatment on the Tuning of Infrared Plasmonic Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystal Electrochromic Devices. Advanced Engineering Materials. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202000112

MLA:

Mashkov, Oleksandr, et al. "Effect of Ligand Treatment on the Tuning of Infrared Plasmonic Indium Tin Oxide Nanocrystal Electrochromic Devices." Advanced Engineering Materials (2020).

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