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Review: recent progress in ordered macroporous electrochromic materials

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Electrochromic (EC) materials have the ability to change their optical properties when exposed to a low electrical voltage. They have found a wide range of applications in smart windows, low-power displays, and spacecraft thermal control. To improve the practical applicability of EC materials, rational design and exploration of their architectures play a crucial role. Among various architectures, forms of inverse opal structure including two dimensionally and three dimensionally ordered macroporous structure (2DOM and 3DOM) exhibit outstanding and specific performance. In this review, several examples of 2DOM and 3DOM EC materials with detailed preparation methods are presented, followed by a detailed discussion of various aspects in ordered macroporous structural EC films, including common features, structure transition and photonic band gap tuning. In addition, the typical five layered design for the EC material-based device is given, as the device is of the most importance in researches as well as applications. Finally, conclusions and outlook are provided at the end of this review.

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We thank National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51572058, 51174063, 51502057), the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (E201436), the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (2013DFR10630, 2015DFE52770), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP 20132302110031) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. HIT.MKSTISP.201628).

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  1. MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Huiying Qu & Jiupeng Zhao

  2. Center for Composite Materials and Structure, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Hangchuan Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Yanlong Tian & Yao Li

  3. The Academy of Quality Supervision and Inspection in Heilongjiang Province, Harbin, China

    Binsheng Wang

  4. Guizhou Construction Science Research & Design Institute Limited Company of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Guiyang, 550000, China

    Xingang Li

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Qu, H., Zhang, H., Zhang, X. et al. Review: recent progress in ordered macroporous electrochromic materials. J Mater Sci 52, 11251–11268 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1077-7

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