Sea-Cucumber-like Microstructure Polyoxometalate/TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrode for High-Performance Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterizations of Nanocomposites
2.2. Electrochromic Performance of Electrodes
2.3. Capacitive Performance of Electrodes
2.4. Configuration and Performance of EESD
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Fabrication of Composite Films
3.3. Assembly of Asymmetric EESD
3.4. Materials Characterizations
3.5. Electrochromic and Energy Storage Performance Measurements
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Qu, X.; Zhou, L.; Liu, Z.; Wang, Z.; Wang, J.; Yu, X.; Jin, H.; Yang, Y. Sea-Cucumber-like Microstructure Polyoxometalate/TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrode for High-Performance Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices. Molecules 2023, 28, 2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062634
Qu X, Zhou L, Liu Z, Wang Z, Wang J, Yu X, Jin H, Yang Y. Sea-Cucumber-like Microstructure Polyoxometalate/TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrode for High-Performance Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices. Molecules. 2023; 28(6):2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062634
Chicago/Turabian StyleQu, Xiaoshu, Lili Zhou, Zefeng Liu, Zeyu Wang, Jilong Wang, Xiaoyang Yu, Hua Jin, and Yanyan Yang. 2023. "Sea-Cucumber-like Microstructure Polyoxometalate/TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrode for High-Performance Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices" Molecules 28, no. 6: 2634. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28062634