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Fabrication and analysis of emerging electrochromic nanomaterial membrane device for smart applications

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Electrochromic nanomaterial membrane (ENM) Device is fabricated utilizing sputter technique on ITO glass substrates integrating with Ag NW-doped WO3 as electrochromic film, PEO as electrolyte and H+Nb2O5 as counter electrode that grab intensified concept in smart applications mostly as switchable displays. Optical analysis of the newly developed and fabricated ENM Nanosystem device is examined and compared with the existing and analogous nanostructured devices of the era. The ENM device is observed to possess a peak bleaching transmittance of 91% at 515 nm, which is ~ 8% enriched in visible spectrum in contrast to the existing nanomaterial membrane device. Transmittance modulation of ENM is calculated to be 76.6%. The faster switching of the ENM for electric dimming is observed to hold with 25, 33 and 30 s of increment at 500, 550 and 600 nm, respectively. Also the voltage variation for the ENM is analysed over − 2 V to + 2.5 V that provide a detailed and spacious changing across the full spectrum range. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurement on the entire Nanocomposite ENM Device revealed contraction of current density due to carrier confinement effect by coagulation of both EC and counter electrode membranes and thereby the quantifiable Formal Reduction Potential of the device is acquired owing to simultaneous ion confinement as well as carrier transition. The electrochemical response of the two electrodes on ITO-coated glass substrate as well as the entire nanocomposite-based membrane device entail the novel ENM device to be an excellent solution with appropriateness and superior efficiency for smart applications and approaches.

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The authors thank DST-NanoMission for providing financial support to carry out this work.

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The experimental setup and work was carried out under DST-NanoMission project, Govt. of India, grant no. DST/NM/NT/1062/2016.

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S.T. conducted the experimental wok and analysis of the device data, and prepared the figures as the first author. R.S.D. being Supervisor of S.T. initiated the research and developed the physics and the experimental setup and related details while also contributed to establishing the novel idea and improvements in the manuscript. R.S.D. is the corresponding author who planned and coordinated the study, contributed to the data analysis and wrote to develop the manuscript. Therefore, both the authors discussed the results and contributed to the manuscript at various stages.

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Talukdar, S., Dhar, R.S. Fabrication and analysis of emerging electrochromic nanomaterial membrane device for smart applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 23937–23948 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-07878-7

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