Multi‐Band Electrochromic Smart Window via Synergistic Heterojunction and Electrode Design for Dynamic Solar‐Thermal Radiation Modulation

ABSTRACT Multi‐band electrochromic (MBEC) smart windows, capable of selectively modulating solar and thermal radiation from visible (VIS) to mid‐/long‐wave infrared (MWIR/LWIR), show significant potential for energy‐efficient buildings and carbon neutrality. Yet this potential remains unrealized due to the inherent limitations of high‐performance electrochromic materials and electrodes. Herein, we pioneer an MBEC smart window by integrating amorphous/nanocrystalline biphasic tungsten trioxide heterojunction (a,c‐WO 3 ) film with a gradient porous indium tin oxide (GP‐ITO) electrode. The nanostructured biphasic heterojunctions effectively enhance the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and spontaneously create built‐in electric fields at the heterointerface, enabling efficient optothermal modulation with rapid electron/ion transport kinetics. The dense/porous bilayer GP‐ITO electrode overcomes the trilemma of conductivity, VIS/NIR transmittance, and IR emissivity, boosting modulation range and amplitude. Consequently, the GP‐ITO/a,c‐WO 3 film (1.8 × 1.8 cm 2 ) exhibits remarkable MBEC performance including high optical contrast (71.7%@620 nm, 85.5%@1560 nm, 70.5%@2500 nm), rapid switching (12.4/15.4 s for coloration/bleaching), excellent durability (> 8000 cycles), and notable emissivity/temperature regulation (0.61/0.59 at MWIR/LWIR, 13.8°C). A 5 × 5 cm 2 prototype smart window demonstrates a 15.3°C indoor temperature reduction under AM 1.5G solar irradiation during mode switching. This work offers an effective strategy for MBEC materials/devices in zero‐carbon buildings, dynamic optothermal management, and adaptive camouflage.

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Laser & Photonics Review
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2025-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202502399
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Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
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Multi‐Band Electrochromic Smart Window via Synergistic Heterojunction and Electrode Design for Dynamic Solar‐Thermal Radiation Modulation

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Multi‐Band Electrochromic Smart Window via Synergistic Heterojunction and Electrode Design for Dynamic Solar‐Thermal Radiation Modulation

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ABSTRACT Multi‐band electrochromic (MBEC) smart windows, capable of selectively modulating solar and thermal radiation from visible (VIS) to mid‐/long‐wave infrared (MWIR/LWIR), show significant potential for energy‐efficient buildings and carbon neutrality. Yet this potential remains unrealized due to the inherent limitations of high‐performance electrochromic materials and electrodes. Herein, we pioneer an MBEC smart window by integrating amorphous/nanocrystalline biphasic tungsten trioxide heterojunction (a,c‐WO 3 ) film with a gradient porous indium tin oxide (GP‐ITO) electrode. The nanostructured biphasic heterojunctions effectively enhance the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and spontaneously create built‐in electric fields at the heterointerface, enabling efficient optothermal modulation with rapid electron/ion transport kinetics. The dense/porous bilayer GP‐ITO electrode overcomes the trilemma of conductivity, VIS/NIR transmittance, and IR emissivity, boosting modulation range and amplitude. Consequently, the GP‐ITO/a,c‐WO 3 film (1.8 × 1.8 cm 2 ) exhibits remarkable MBEC performance including high optical contrast (71.7%@620 nm, 85.5%@1560 nm, 70.5%@2500 nm), rapid switching (12.4/15.4 s for coloration/bleaching), excellent durability (> 8000 cycles), and notable emissivity/temperature regulation (0.61/0.59 at MWIR/LWIR, 13.8°C). A 5 × 5 cm 2 prototype smart window demonstrates a 15.3°C indoor temperature reduction under AM 1.5G solar irradiation during mode switching. This work offers an effective strategy for MBEC materials/devices in zero‐carbon buildings, dynamic optothermal management, and adaptive camouflage.

Laser & Photonics Review
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CN), Ministry of Education (BD), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Affordable and clean energy
Openalex Percentile: Top 48%
Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
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