The preparation technology
and limited performance of ion conducting
(IC) layers are the two main obstacles for electrochromic devices
(ECDs) toward commercial application. In this work, the Li
x
AlO
z
films were fabricated
by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering with a Li–Al alloy
target and show promising potential as an IC layer in ECDs owing to
their high transparency, ultrahigh stability, and good ionic conductivity.
The integrated all-solid-state ECDs, with the structure of ITO/NiO
x
/Li
x
AlO
z
/WO3/ITO, manifest less leakage current
density (<10 mA/cm2), high optical regulation (ΔT = 74.4%), excellent cyclic stability (changing less than
10% after 104 cycles), and short response time (5.7 s for
coloring time, 2.2 s for bleaching time). A large-scale ECD with the
area of 10 × 10 cm2 was fabricated and displayed remarkable
potential as a commercial application for dynamic windows.
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