Electrochromic Materials Research and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Electrochromic Materials Research and Devices ” will address recent advances and  challenging issues regarding electrochromic materials and devices. Electrochromic materials can exhibit tunable transmission, absorption, and reflection towards solar irradiation under external electric fields. They have high-potential applications in the creation of energy-efficient windows for buildings and automobiles, and smart displays, as well as in the optoelectronic and medical industries, and in environmental technology.

In terms of electochromic materials and devices, the main challenges researchers face are achieving high color contrast, quick color changing speed, wide wavelength response range, long cycling stability and service life, and a high utilization efficiency of solar energy. To solve these challenges, the following strategies can be implemented:

1. Explore new methods to obtain materials that effectively and selectively utilize solar energy;
2. Construct novel structures to modulate the response of the materials towards solar irradiation;
3. Unveil the correlation between the microstructure and optical properties of the materials;
4. Invent novel techniques to characterize the electrochromic materials;
5. Obtain multifunctional materials and devices that originate from electrochromic materials.

This Special Issue encourages the submission of articles and reviews dealing with recent advances in electrochromic materials research including, but not limited to, the following: inorganic, organic, and hybrid electrochromic materials and devices; electrochromic/energy storage/energy conversion dual or multi-functional materials and devices; simulation of electrochromic structures; degradation of electrochromic materials and devices.

Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang
Dr. Ye Yang
Guest Editors

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