Issue 34, 2016

Highly transmissive blue electrochromic polymers based on thieno[3,2-b]thiophene

Abstract

A series of three polymers based on a thieno[3,2-b]thiophene core is synthesized and polymerized via electrochemical polymerization. The addition of benzene and thiophene rings as two different types of substituents on the 3,6-position of the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene core brings about a variance in color changing, optical contrast and morphological demeanor. Electrochromical studies demonstrate that P1 and P2 switch between deep blue neutral and colorless transparent oxidized states, while P3 switches between violet and light green transmissive states. Amid the three polymers, P1 shows the highest optical contrast (71%) in the visible region with complete coloring and bleaching in just 1.10 s and 1.80 s, respectively. In addition, all three polymers reveal about 60% of the transmittance change in the near-IR region, which endows them with commendable applications in NIR electrochromic devices. AFM images depict an augmented surface roughness due to the introduction of alkyl chains in the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene core, which gives rise to a better stability of the polymer thin film.

Graphical abstract: Highly transmissive blue electrochromic polymers based on thieno[3,2-b]thiophene

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Jun 2016
Accepted
08 Jul 2016
First published
11 Jul 2016

Polym. Chem., 2016,7, 5351-5356

Highly transmissive blue electrochromic polymers based on thieno[3,2-b]thiophene

P. Xu, I. Murtaza, J. Shi, M. Zhu, Y. He, H. Yu, O. Goto and H. Meng, Polym. Chem., 2016, 7, 5351 DOI: 10.1039/C6PY00989A

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