Formation of efficient electrochromic device with Sb-doped SnO2 nanoparticles

INOR 257

Jung Kyu Seo, wyverns13@gmail.com, Yong Joo Kim, Yongjoo@inhaian.net, Hark Jin Kim, redtrue@hotmail.com, and Wan In Lee. Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Yonghyun-dong, Nam-gu, Incheon, 402-751, South Korea

A novel electrochromic device (ECD) based on nanocrystalline titania electrode anchored with organic electrochromophores draws great attention as a new type of display or smart window with high contrast and fast response time. Herein, 4 nm-sized antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles in various Sb compositions were synthesized, and applied to the counter electrode materials for ECD. The working electrode of ECD based on 7 nm-sized TiO2 was deposited on the conducting glass, and it's surface was modified by chemisorption of the phosphonated viologen. To abtain high contrast ratio and fast response, the doping level of Sb in SnO2 and the thickness of nanoparticular ATO layer were optimized. The response time of the ECD derived from the ATO was less than 20 ms, while the fatigue endurance was more than 105 cycles.

 

Nanoscience: Applications
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007