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Electrochromic Inorganic Nanostructures with High Chromaticity and Superior Brightness.

ABSTRACT: The possibility of actively controlling structural colors has recently attracted a lot of attention, in particular for new types of reflective displays (electronic paper). However, it has proven challenging to achieve good image quality in such devices, mainly because many subpixels are necessary and the semitransparent counter electrodes lower the total reflectance. Here we present an inorganic electrochromic nanostructure based on tungsten trioxide, gold, and a thin platinum mirror. The platinum reflector provides a wide color range and makes it possible to "reverse" the device design so that electrolyte and counter electrode can be placed behind the nanostructures with respect to the viewer. Importantly, this makes it possible to maintain high reflectance regardless of how the electrochemical cell is constructed. We show that our nanostructures clearly outperform the latest commercial color e-reader in terms of both color range and brightness.

SUBMITTER: Gugole M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8289301 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Electrochromic Inorganic Nanostructures with High Chromaticity and Superior Brightness.

Gugole Marika M Olsson Oliver O Rossi Stefano S Jonsson Magnus P MP Dahlin Andreas A

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The possibility of actively controlling structural colors has recently attracted a lot of attention, in particular for new types of reflective displays (electronic paper). However, it has proven challenging to achieve good image quality in such devices, mainly because many subpixels are necessary and the semitransparent counter electrodes lower the total reflectance. Here we present an inorganic electrochromic nanostructure based on tungsten trioxide, gold, and a thin platinum mirror. The platin ...[more]

PMID: 33969987

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