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Fast-Switching Vis-IR Electrochromic Covalent Organic Frameworks.


ABSTRACT: Electrochromic coatings are promising for applications in smart windows or energy-efficient optical displays. However, classical inorganic electrochromic materials such as WO3 suffer from low coloration efficiency and slow switching speed. We have developed highly efficient and fast-switching electrochromic thin films based on fully organic, porous covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The low band gap COFs have strong vis-NIR absorption bands in the neutral state, which shift significantly upon electrochemical oxidation. Fully reversible absorption changes by close to 3 OD can be triggered at low operating voltages and low charge per unit area. Our champion material reaches an electrochromic coloration efficiency of 858 cm2 C-1 at 880 nm and retains >95% of its electrochromic response over 100 oxidation/reduction cycles. Furthermore, the electrochromic switching is extremely fast with response times below 0.4 s for the oxidation and around 0.2 s for the reduction, outperforming previous COFs by at least an order of magnitude and rendering these materials some of the fastest-switching frameworks to date. This combination of high coloration efficiency and very fast switching reveals intriguing opportunities for applications of porous organic electrochromic materials.

SUBMITTER: Bessinger D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8154512 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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