AI Chat Paper
Note: Please note that the following content is generated by AMiner AI. SciOpen does not take any responsibility related to this content.
{{lang === 'zh_CN' ? '文章概述' : 'Summary'}}
{{lang === 'en_US' ? '中' : 'Eng'}}
Chat more with AI
Powered by AMiner. Clicking this button will take you away from SciOpen.
Home Nano Research Article
PDF (6.2 MB)
Cite
EndNote(RIS) BibTeX
Collect
Submit Manuscript AI Chat Paper
Show Outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Outline
Show full outline
Hide outline
Review Article | Open Access

Colloidal electrochromic photonic crystals: Insights into materials, mechanism, and performance enhancement

Siyi Yu1, Weihua Zhang1, Ximeng Lv1, Xiaodong Lu1, Jianping Ge1,2 ( )
State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Molecular & Process Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), Shanghai 202151, China
Show Author Information

Abstract

Colloidal electrochromic photonic crystals (EPCs) are optical material which changes their photonic band gap and structural colors under electric field due to the electrophoresis of colloidal particles. They have attracted great interest in recent years because of their great potential in color displays, smart windows, adaptive camouflage, and various functional devices. This review aims to introduce the fundamentals and recent progress of colloidal EPCs, which include the chemical composition and synthesis, the physical characteristics, the electrochromic mechanism, and the evaluation standards. Meanwhile, this review also summarizes the effective approaches to enhance the EPC performances from the perspective of colloidal particles, dispersant, electrode, and driving waveforms. Challenges and perspectives are finally provided for the future development of colloidal EPC materials.

Graphical Abstract

This review systematically introduces the fundamentals and recent progress of colloidal electrochromic photonic crystals (EPC), including the synthesis, mechanism, evaluation standards, and approaches to enhance the performances. Challenges and perspectives are also provided for the future development of this material.

Keywords

electrochromic photonic crystal (EPC)colloidal particledispersantdriving waveformelectrophoresis

References

【1】
【1】
 
 
Crossref Google Scholar
Nano Research
Volume 19 Issue 4,
April 2026
Article number: 94908508
DOI: 10.26599/NR.2026.94908508

{{item.num}}

Comments on this article

Go to comment

< Back to all reports

Review Status: {{reviewData.commendedNum}} Commended , {{reviewData.revisionRequiredNum}} Revision Required , {{reviewData.notCommendedNum}} Not Commended Under Peer Review

Review Comment

Cite this Report
Close
Close
Cite this article:
Yu S, Zhang W, Lv X, et al. Colloidal electrochromic photonic crystals: Insights into materials, mechanism, and performance enhancement. Nano Research, 2026, 19(4): 94908508. https://doi.org/10.26599/NR.2026.94908508
Topics:
Photonic crystalsSilicon oxides

1094

Views

245

Downloads

1

Crossref

1

Web of Science

1

Scopus

0

CSCD
Received: 19 December 2025
Revised: 22 January 2026
Accepted: 29 January 2026
Published: 15 April 2026
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Tsinghua University Press.

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).