Recent Progress and Prospect of Electrochromic Metal Oxides

Hongren Zhou

2025

Abstract

Electrochromic metal oxide materials, which have high optical contrast and high environmental stability, are widely used in smart Windows, capacitors and other fields. Compared with organic polymer materials, metal oxide materials have higher stability and better optical performance, making them suitable for long-life devices. This paper systematically reviews the latest research progress of metal oxide electrochromic materials, with a focus on their applications in smart Windows, high-resolution displays, flexible electronics, and energy storage. Metal oxides (such as WO₃, NiO) have become the core of research due to their excellent optical modulation capabilities (up to 75% ΔT), high environmental stability (78% performance after 3500 cycles), and diverse preparation processes (sol-gel, lithography). Nanostructure design (MXene/WO₃ microcavities) and photoelectro-synergistic self-healing technology significantly improved response speed (coloring time <1 second) and device lifetime (no decay after 1000 cycles). In the future, challenges such as large-scale fabrication, cost reduction, extreme environment stability and multi-functional integration need to be overcome to promote their commercial application in smart buildings and wearable devices.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhou H. (2025). Recent Progress and Prospect of Electrochromic Metal Oxides. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA; ISBN 978-989-758-774-0, SciTePress, pages 451-456. DOI: 10.5220/0013827400004708

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iampa25,
author={Hongren Zhou},
title={Recent Progress and Prospect of Electrochromic Metal Oxides},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA},
year={2025},
pages={451-456},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013827400004708},
isbn={978-989-758-774-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA
TI - Recent Progress and Prospect of Electrochromic Metal Oxides
SN - 978-989-758-774-0
AU - Zhou H.
PY - 2025
SP - 451
EP - 456
DO - 10.5220/0013827400004708
PB - SciTePress