Hydrothermal-assisted sol-gel method for microstructure manipulation of Mg-Mo co-doped V₂O₅ films toward enhanced electrochromic properties

Key Points

• This research aims to enhance the electrochromic properties of V₂O₅ films through Mg-Mo co-doping using a hydrothermal-assisted sol-gel method.
• Synthesized V₂O₅ films using hydrothermal-assisted sol-gel technique.
• Doped films with 2 mol% Mg and 8 mol% Mo.
• Compared performance of co-doped films against pure and single-doped variants.
• 2 mol% Mg and 8 mol% Mo co-doped V₂O₅ films showed optimal electrochromic performance.
• Co-doping enhances the activation of Li⁺ sites and optimizes the V₂O₅ lattice structure.