Recently, Xiaoqiang Liu group published a new paper in Chemical Communications on Jun. 29, 2020, the title is “An integrated energy-efficient electrochromic device for salt water purification”. In this paper, the author report a multifunctional device with an integrated energy-desalination-smart electrochromic display in one single cell. Specifically, a novel chemically assisted electrochromic desalination set-up was demonstrated using a Prussian blue cathode and an anode comprising Ag or a redox polymer film in salt water without any external electrical energy usage.

This article was published online by Chem. Comm. on Jun. 30, 2020, (Cover article, DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02845B). Xiaoqiang Liu atCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Subbiah Alwarappan at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudiis the corresponding author of this article. The first author is Krishnamoorthy Silambarasan.

This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, the program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province