Polyaniline-vanadium oxide composite for Zn-ion electrochromic devices and mechanistic investigation by in-situ Raman spectroscopy
摘要
Vanadium oxide (VOX) with tunable interlayer spacing and variable valence states of vanadium ions offers tremendous opportunities in aqueous electrochromic devices but is still challenging. Herein, a polyaniline (PANI)-VOX composite material has been designed, increasing the conductivity and the structure stability. Owning to these virtues, the PANI-VOX composite material achieves a high capacitance of 332 mAh·g–1 at 0.1 A·g–1 and a superior cycling performance (72% ΔT retention after 500 cycles). Importantly, in-situ Raman spectroscopy has been utilized to reveal the rapid formation of Zn3(OH)2V2O7·nH2O and the reversible change of PANI-VOX, which can further assist the development of aqueous electrochromic devices. This work highlights the understanding of the Zn2+ electrochromic mechanism and sheds some light on organic–inorganic composite electrochromic materials.
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