Super‐Wide Color Tunability from a Single Electrochromic Device through In Situ Reconstruction of Optical Cavity
Electrochromic (EC) displays, as non-emissive (passive) displays with low energy consumption, have garnered significant attention from both industry and academia in recent years. Nevertheless, traditional EC technology faces challenges in achieving full-color displays within a single device due to its limited color gamut, even though full-color capability is highly desirable for eliminating the need for complex RGB subpixel mosaics. Herein, a new strategy is proposed utilizing in situ, electrically driven reconstruction of optical cavities on an electrochromic electrode surface to fabricate EC devices with super-wide color tunability. The device fabricated by this approach can create a wide variety of colors from yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, and cyan to green in a single EC device that almost spans the entire visible region (Δhue approaches 360°). Apart from the super-wide color tunability, the devices also have small working voltage window (0.2-1.8 V), outstanding bistability (>8 h), extremely low power consumption (≈2.3 mW cm<sup>-2</sup>) and good cycling ability (≈4.3% decay rate after 1,000 cycles). Moreover, the super-wide color tunability of these EC devices has been demonstrated in diverse applications, including shifting rainbow flower images, color palettes, and information displays.
Authors
- Fengxia Geng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5557-4165)
- Wenming Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-1923)
- Xinzhou Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3472-2485)
- Zhen Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1110-6639)
- Zhigang Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9327-9893)
- Zishou Hu
- Shan Cong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5305-1237)
- Zhenyong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8236-7073)
- Xueqing Tang
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Hainan University (CN)
- Soochow University (CN)
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202417511
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.46
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Tianjin University
- Suzhou Institute of Nanotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars