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Near-infrared electrochromism of multilayer films of a cyclometalated diruthenium complex prepared by layer-by-layer deposition on metal oxide substrates

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A cyclometalated diruthenium complex 2 bridged by 1,2,4,5-tetra(pyrid-2-yl)benzene with six carboxylic acid groups at two ends was synthesized. Monolayer and multilayer films FTO/TiO2/(2)n(Zr) (n=1,2) and FTO/SnO2:Sb/(2)n(Zr) (n=1–4) have been prepared via interfacial layer-by-layer coordination assembly of 2 with zirconium(IV) ions. All films show two consecutive redox couples in the potential range between 0 and +1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. These films exhibit reversible near-infrared electrochromism upon switching of redox potential. The response time of the films on SnO2:Sb is around a few seconds, while that on TiO2 is around a few tens of seconds. The film deposition cycles were found to have a great impact on the electrochromic performance. Among six films examined, the two-layered film on SnO2:Sb displays the best balanced performance with a contrast ratio of 56% at 1,150 nm and good cyclic stability (9% loss of contrast ratio after 1,000 continuous double-potential-switching cycles), which is superior to that of the previously reported electropolymerized films of a related diruthenium complex with the same bridging ligand. In addition, the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron transfer mechanism of these films have been investigated.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21872154), Beijing National Science Foundation (2191003), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB12010400).

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    Zhi-Juan Li, Chang-Jiang Yao & Yu-Wu Zhong

  2. School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zhi-Juan Li & Yu-Wu Zhong

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Near-infrared electrochromism of multilayer films of a cyclometalated diruthenium complex prepared by layer-by-layer deposition on metal oxide substrates

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Li, ZJ., Yao, CJ. & Zhong, YW. Near-infrared electrochromism of multilayer films of a cyclometalated diruthenium complex prepared by layer-by-layer deposition on metal oxide substrates. Sci. China Chem. 62, 1675–1685 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-019-9640-1

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