Electrochromic foil-based devices:: Optical transmittance and modulation range, effect of ultraviolet irradiation, and quality assessment by 1/f current noise

被引:35
作者
Granqvist, C. G. [1 ]
Green, S. [1 ]
Jonson, E. K. [1 ]
Marsal, R. [1 ]
Niklasson, G. A. [1 ]
Roos, A. [1 ]
Topalian, Z. [1 ]
Azens, A. [2 ]
Georen, P. [2 ]
Gustavsson, G. [2 ]
Karmhag, R. [2 ]
Smulko, J. [3 ]
Kish, L. B. [4 ]
机构
[1] Uppsala Univ, Dept Engn Sci, Angstrom Lab, SE-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
[2] ChromoGen Sweden AB, SE-75323 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] Gdansk Univ Technol, Fac Elect Telecommun & Informat, PL-80952 Gdansk, Poland
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
关键词
electrochromism; smart window; thin film; optical properties; tungsten oxide; nickel oxide; sputtering; noise spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1016/j.tsf.2007.10.074
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We introduce electrochromic (EC) technology for modulating the transmittance of visible light and solar radiation in window apertures, with focus on recent work on foil-type devices embodying sputter deposited WO3 and NiO films joined by a polymer electrolyte. The purpose of this paper is to present a number of new and preliminary results showing that (i) double-sided antireflection coatings based on dip coating can enhance the transmittance significantly, (ii) tandem foils can yield a ratio between bleached-state and colored-state transmittance exceeding fifty, (iii) solar irradiance onto the EC device can enhance its charge insertion dynamics and thereby its optical modulation, and (iv) electromagnetic noise spectroscopy may serve as quality assessment of EC devices. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:5921 / 5926
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