Journal of Inorganic Materials

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TiO2 Nanocrystralline Semiconductor Electrode and the Organic-Inorgnic Electrochromic Devices

GE Wan-Yin1,2, LI Yong-Xiang1, YU Xiao-Feng1,2, YANG Qun-Bao1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China; 2. Gratuate
    School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100390, China
  • Received:2004-12-22 Revised:2005-02-23 Published:2006-01-20 Online:2006-01-20

Abstract: Nanocrystralline TiO2 semiconducting electrode was prepared by using a screen-printing technique. The electrode has very high specific surface-to-volum area which is crucial for the absorption of
more chromophores on the surface. The electrochromic device was assembled by using a sandwich structure after the electrode absorbed chromophore molecules. The electrochromic device was
characterized by UV-Vis spectra. The electrochromic device has a very high transparency at its bleached states (85%), and deep violet at its colored states (4%), which has potential use in smart window, flat
panel display, electric book and electric papers.

Key words: screen-printing technique, nanocrystralline, TiO2, electrochromic

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