Multi‐Color Flexible Electrochromic Device for Smart Anti‐Counterfeiting

F Feifei Zhao (Brain-inspired Cognitive AI Lab) B Bingkun Huang K Kaili Gong (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies Shandong University Jinan China) B Bin Wang A Anni Sun (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies Shandong University Jinan China) Y Yilin Liu W Wu Zhang J Jingwei Chen H Haizeng Li (Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao China) W William W. Yu (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Information security is critically important. We propose a multilevel electrochromic display design for dynamic information encryption, enabled by Prussian blue, zinc, and potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate. The as‐fabricated electrochromic devices offer a two‐dimensional CIE color space modulation with four distinct states from transparent to blue, green, and yellow. The devices facilitate precise, localized, and dynamic modulation of electrochromism via an elaborately designed and independently addressable pattern configuration, enabling advanced encryption and identity authentication with enhanced adaptability. This approach achieves superior security through multi‐stage authentication, real‐time color modulation, and adjustable smart encryption levels tailored to different specific requirements. Our work envisions a new generation of flexible electrochromic devices that elevate both display performance and information security.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 22
Published May 25, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (10)

F

Feifei Zhao

Brain-inspired Cognitive AI Lab

B

Bingkun Huang

K

Kaili Gong

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies Shandong University Jinan China

B

Bin Wang

A

Anni Sun

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Shandong Key Laboratory of Advanced Organosilicon Materials and Technologies Shandong University Jinan China

Y

Yilin Liu

W

Wu Zhang

J

Jingwei Chen

H

Haizeng Li

Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science Shandong University Qingdao China

W

William W. Yu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Science of Material Creation and Energy Conversion, Science Center for Material Creation and Energy Conversion