A tungsten-trioxide/prussian blue complementary electrochromic cell with a polymer electrolyte

M. A. Habib; S. P. Maheswari; M. K. Carpenter

doi:10.1007/BF01052571

A tungsten-trioxide/prussian blue complementary electrochromic cell with a polymer electrolyte

M. A. Habib^*, S. P. Maheswari, M. K. Carpenter

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Optically variable windows (smart windows), which control the transmission of light into buildings and vehicles, are of interest both for the control of solar heat load and for privacy applications. Such windows are likely to utilize electrochromic technology to achieve optical control. An electrochromic device consisting of a cathodically colouring tungsten trioxide (WO₃) film, an anodically colouring Prussian blue (PB) film, and a polymer electrolyte was made. The polymer electrolyte was prepared from polyvinyl alcohol doped with H₃PO₄ and KH₂PO₄ to accommodate the conduction of both H⁺ and K⁺ ions. The electrochromic WO₃ and PB films functioned in a complementary way such that the device was coloured or bleached by the application of -0.5 V or +0.5 V (WO₃ films vs PB film), respectively. The spectral characteristics of the coloured device confirmed the complementary colouration of WO₃ and PB in the device.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-207
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01052571
State	Published - Mar 1991
Externally published	Yes

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