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Electro-optical performance of inorganic monolithic electrochromic device with a pulsed DC sputtered Li x Mg y N ion conductor

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Lithium magnesium nitride (Li x Mg y N) thin films were deposited by pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering from a LiMg alloy target in the mixture gas of Ar and N2. The as-prepared Li x Mg y N films were amorphous. A monolithic inorganic electrochromic device (ECD) based on WO3/NiO complementary structure was fabricated using the Li x Mg y N as the ion conductor layer. The addition of a 150-nm thick Si3N4 buffer layer between Li x Mg y N and NiO made coloration and bleaching reversible and stable. Electrochemical and optical characterizations were conducted to evaluate the performance of the ECD. Electro-optical data were recorded for both 1000 chronoamperometric cycles and 1000 voltammetric cycles. Activation and degradation of the electro-optical properties of the ECD were observed.

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This work has been financially supported by the National Program on Key Research Project of China (2016YFB0303901), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2161001), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. YWF-16-JCTD-B-03).

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  1. Electrochromism Center, School of Physics and Nuclear Energy Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Xiao, Guobo Dong, Qingjiao Huang, Qirong Liu, Junji Guo, Junying Zhang & Xungang Diao

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Xiao, Y., Dong, G., Huang, Q. et al. Electro-optical performance of inorganic monolithic electrochromic device with a pulsed DC sputtered Li x Mg y N ion conductor. J Solid State Electrochem 22, 275–283 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-017-3742-9

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