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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Electrochemistry

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  • Achieving high coloration efficiency in electrochromic materials requires balancing optical modulation and response time.
  • Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a promising electrochromic material, but its performance is limited by trade-offs between optical properties and switching speed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To enhance the coloration efficiency of titanium dioxide nanosheets by introducing internal electric fields.
  • To investigate the role of amorphous-crystalline interfaces in modulating the electrochemical and optical properties of TiO2 nanosheets.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of titanium dioxide nanosheets with abundant amorphous-crystalline interfaces.
  • Aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) for structural analysis.
  • Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) to probe surface potential and internal electric fields.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations to understand interface effects on ion diffusion and electric fields.

Main Results:

  • HAADF-STEM confirmed the presence of numerous amorphous-crystalline phase boundaries in the synthesized TiO2 nanosheets.
  • KPFM demonstrated intense surface potential distributions, indicating the formation of internal electric fields at the interfaces.
  • DFT calculations verified that amorphous-crystalline heterointerfaces generate internal electric fields and lower lithium ion diffusion barriers.
  • The amorphous-crystalline TiO2 nanosheets achieved a superior coloration efficiency of 35.1 cm²/C.

Conclusions:

  • Constructing amorphous-crystalline interfaces in titanium dioxide nanosheets effectively generates internal electric fields.
  • These internal electric fields enhance both optical modulation and reduce response time, leading to improved coloration efficiency.
  • The developed amorphous-crystalline TiO2 nanosheets offer a promising pathway for high-performance electrochromic devices.