Dual-ion electrochromic battery with long lifetime based on dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-nanocluster modified hydrogel electrolytes

Eric Hopmann; Haizeng Li; Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi

doi:10.1117/12.2544020

5 March 2020 Dual-ion electrochromic battery with long lifetime based on dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-nanocluster modified hydrogel electrolytes

Eric Hopmann, Haizeng Li, Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi

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Proceedings Volume 11281, Oxide-based Materials and Devices XI; 1128126 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544020
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2020, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

For application in flexible, electrochromic batteries, transparent, highly conductive and long lifetime electrolytes are necessary to achieve fast coloration and a maximum contrast. Based on a dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) modified polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogel, we developed a dual-ion Zn²⁺/Al³⁺ electrochromic battery consisting of a Zn anode and WO₃ cathode. To overcome shortcomings of conventional hydrogel electrolytes, which experience low solvent retention, we introduce a DMSO:H₂O mixed solvent polymerization process, which significantly increases the electrolyte retention of the hydrogel and therefore its lifetime for ionic conduction. The DMSO-modified electrolyte exhibits ionic conductivities up to 27 mS/cm at room temperature, while the formation of DMSO:H₂O nanoclusters enables ionic conduction even at temperatures as low as -15°C and retention of ionic conduction over more than 28 days. The electrochromic battery based on the modified hydrogel exhibits a specific charge capacity of 16.9 μAh/cm² at current densities of 200 μA/cm² with 100% coulombic efficiency retention over 200 charge-discharge cycles. Based on a double layer architecture, the flexible battery shows a contrast of over 80% trough electrochromic coloration.

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Eric Hopmann, Haizeng Li, and Abdulhakem Y. Elezzabi "Dual-ion electrochromic battery with long lifetime based on dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-nanocluster modified hydrogel electrolytes", Proc. SPIE 11281, Oxide-based Materials and Devices XI, 1128126 (5 March 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544020

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