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A New Design Paradigm for Smart Windows: Photocurable Polymers for Quasi-Solid Photoelectrochromic Devices with Excellent Long-Term Stability under Real Outdoor Operating Conditions

Bella, Federico
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Leftheriotis, George
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Griffini, Gianmarco
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2016
Advanced Functional Materials

A new photoelectrochromic device (PECD) is presented in this work proposing the combination of a WO3-based electrochromic device (ECD) and a polymer-based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). In the newly designed architecture, a photocurable polymeric membrane is employed as quasi-solid electrolyte for both the ECD and the DSSC. In addition, a photocurable fluoropolymeric system is incorporated as solution-processable external protective thin coating film with easy-cleaning and UV-shielding functionalities. Such new polymer-based device assembly is characterized by excellent device operation with improved photocoloration efficiency and switching ability compared with analogous PECDs based on standard liquid electrolyte systems. In addition, long-term (> 2100 h) stability tests under continuous exposure to real outdoor conditions reveal the remarkable performance stability of this new quasi-solid PECD system, attributed to the protective action of the photocurable fluorinated coating that effectively prevents photochemical and physical degradation of the PECD components during operation. This first example of quasi-solid PECD systems paves the way for a new generation of thermally, electrochemically, and photochemically stable polymer-based PECDs, and provides for the first time a clear demonstration of their true potential as readily upscalable smart window components for energy-saving buildings.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/adfm.201503762
Web of Science ID

WOS:000371079300015

Author(s)
Bella, Federico
Leftheriotis, George
Griffini, Gianmarco
Syrrokostas, George
Turri, Stefano
Gratzel, Michael  
Gerbaldi, Claudio
Date Issued

2016

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Published in
Advanced Functional Materials
Volume

26

Issue

7

Start page

1127

End page

1137

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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April 1, 2016
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