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Comprehensive reference focusing on features of promising new materials and devices for electrochromic and integrated multifunctional systems Next-Generation Electrochromic Devices: From Multifunctional Materials to Smart Glasses covers the basic concepts and the potential use of electrolytes, conducting polymers and multifunctional materials for the development of electrochromic (EC) and integrated systems, focusing on the influence of solid-state electrolytes and interface features on the design of new device structures and simplified manufacturing. The book is divided into three parts. Part I explores the chemistry of the main components of devices with a special focus on the main critical material issues, covering mixed-ion and electron conductors, electrodes, and more. Part II describes EC and multifunctional devices, such as photoelectrochromic smart windows and see-through ECOLED displays, and the main characterization techniques for the study of material properties, interfaces and device performance. Part III comprehends device manufacturing, scale-up procedures, and discusses the main benefits of smart windows in terms of energy savings, visual comfort, and environmental impact, proposing contextually a multitude of pioneering ideas and concepts with a specific insight into emerging devices in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI), immersive reality and invisible technologies. Next-Generation Electrochromic Devices includes information on: Inorganic and organic electrochromic materials, including graphene, 3D transitional metal oxides, Prussian blue, viologens, conducting polymers, organic mixed ionic and electronic materials, and highly transparent electrodes Electrolytes including inorganic, liquid, gel, and solid-state polymers, their ionic conductivity and transport properties Thin film deposition methods: chemical deposition through solution processing techniques, sol-gel, Langmuir-Blodgett, electrochemical and physical deposition by means thermal and electron-beam evaporation, sputtering, pulsed laser, and molecular beam epitaxy deposition Electrochemical analysis of materials, interface, and device durability Organic mixed ionic and electronic conductor materials for innovative and multifunctional optoelectronic systems Optical, structural, chemical, and physical methods for the study of electrochromism and material properties including NMR, X-Ray diffraction analysis, XPS, UV-Vis, FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy Energy efficiency of EC glazings and their impact on thermal and visual comfort Emerging materials for chromogenic systems, smart windows, and new energy devices Fully integrated ECOLED see-through displays and multifunctional smart devices for immersive reality and invisible technologies Impact of AI and next-generation technologies on social, human, and environmental changes Next-Generation Electrochromic Devices is an essential reference on the subject for materials scientists, chemists, physicists, as well as architects, electrical and civil engineers. It can be also a source of inspiration for artists, graphic designers, and art workers.

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Author:   Pierluigi Cossari (Institute of Nanotechnology of CNR (Nanotec))
Publisher:   Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9783527349258

ISBN 10:   3527349251
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   23 July 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 1.1. Electrochromism and multifunctional devices 1.2 Materials and devices 1.3 Energetic and environmental impact PART 1 2. Electrochromic Materials 2.1 Inorganic electrochromic materials 2.1.1 Cathodic materials 2.1.2 Anodic 2.2 Organic electrochromic materials 2.2.1 Prussian blue and viologenes 2.2.2. Semiconducting polymers 2.2.3. Small molecules 2.3 2D electrochromic materials 2.3.1 WO3 Nanosheets 2.3.2 2D transitional metal oxides 2.3.3 Graphene 2.4 Critical material issues 3. Mixed Ion and Electron Conductors (MIEC) 3.1 Ion mobility and charge transport in disordered organic materials 3.2 Semiconducting polymers and mall molecules 3.3 Relation structure-activity and electrochromism 3.4 Potential impact on device design 4. Electrolytes 4.1 Inorganic electrolytes 4.2 Polymer electrolytes 4.2.1 Liquid and gel electrolytes 4.2.2 Thermally and UV-cross-linkable polymer electrolytes 4.2.3 Solid electrolytes 4.3 Ion transport properties 4.4 Electrochemical stability and long-term durability 5. Electrodes 5.1 Metal and mixed oxides 5.2 Carbon based materials 5.3 Optical transparency 5.4 Electrical conductivity PART 2 6. Devices and Interfaces: The Key Role of the Interfaces in the Device Design 6.1 Electrochromic device structure 6.1.1 Influence of device structure on ion diffusion and charge transport 6.1.2 Double substrate architecture 6.1.3 Monolithic single-substrate structur 6.2 Electrochromic multifunctional devices 6.2.1 Photoelectrochromics and photovoltachromics 6.2.1.1 Semitransparent silicon, DSSC, polymer and perovskite PV cells 6.2.2 Electrochromic and OLED 6.2.2.1 Electroluminescence and electrochromism 6.2.3 Pseudocapacitive and energy storage electrochromics 7. Thin Films Processing Technologies 7.1 Chemical deposition 7.1.1 Sol-gel method 7.1.2 Langmuir-Blodgett method 7.1.3 Spin coating, dip coating and spray coating 7.1.4 Chemical vapour and plasma enhanced deposition (PECVD) 7.2 Physical deposition 7.2.1 Thermal and electron-beam evaporation 7.2.2 puttering deposition 7.2.3 Pulsed laser deposition 7.2.4 Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) 8. Analysis of Device Performances 8.1 Optical spectroscopy 8.1.1 Transmission spectra 8.1.2 Kinetics: colouring/bleaching response times 8.1.3 Optical density 8.1.4 Optical memory 8.2 Electrochemical analysis 8.2.1 Diffusion constants 8.2.2 Cyclic voltammetry 8.2.3 Chronoamperometry 8.2.4 Impedance spectroscopy (EIS) 8.3 Direct measurement of ion mobility in MIEC 8.3.1 Ion drift mobility in 1D electrolyte/MIEC junction 8.3.2 Stability and long-term durability 8.3.3 Effect of temperature, air and light exposure 8.3.4 Cyclic stability and optical durability 8.4 Physical methods for analysis of electrochromism 8.4.1 X-Ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS): in depth profile of ion intercalation 8.4.2 Raman Spectroscopy 8.4.3 Infrared Spectroscopy 8.4.4 Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) PART 3 9. Construction of Smart Windows: Laminated Design Smart Windows 9.1 Five-layer monolithic device design on single-glass 9.2 Double-layer-coated glass substrates 9.3 Flexible electrochromic foil: roll to roll (R2R) 9.4 Emerging and next-generation technologies for dynamic tintable windows 10. Technology for Energy Efficiency and Green Buildings 10.1 Energy demand and consumption in buildings 10.2 Electrochromic and semitransparent photovoltaic glazings 10.3 Smart photovoltachromic windows 11. Effect of Electrochromic Glazings on Visual Comfort 11.1 Usable Daylight Illuminance (UDI) 11.2 Discomfort Glare Index (DGI)

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Pierluigi Cossari, PhD, is a researcher at National Research Council, Institute of Nanotechnology, CNR -NANOTEC, Italy, where he focuses on the development and electrochemical characterization of solid-state polymer electrolytes and conducting polymer materials for next-generation electrochromic, photoelectrochromic and multifunctional devices. Since 2010, he has published numerous articles in different prestigious peer-review journals, participated in the writing of divulgative essays on electrochromism, emerging materials and devices, and authored a patent for the invention of a multifunctional solid-state device for solar control, photovoltaic conversion, and artificial lighting.

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