Issue 31, 2016

Conjugated polymer-based electrochromics: materials, device fabrication and application prospects

Abstract

The research on electrochromic conjugated polymers (ECPs) and their devices has gone a long way. They can now perform with a multitude of color variations, high optical contrasts, rapid switching speeds and low power consumption. This review traces the progress of color control, synthetic methods, and the development of building blocks for ECPs. The advances in the integration and optimization of electrochromic devices (ECDs) in terms of their constituting components are presented. The potential of ECDs in numerous applications through the illustration of several prototypes is then highlighted. Finally, the challenges associated with the prospective commercialization of the said devices are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Conjugated polymer-based electrochromics: materials, device fabrication and application prospects

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Mar 2016
Accepted
05 Jul 2016
First published
15 Jul 2016

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016,4, 7364-7376

Conjugated polymer-based electrochromics: materials, device fabrication and application prospects

W. T. Neo, Q. Ye, S. Chua and J. Xu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2016, 4, 7364 DOI: 10.1039/C6TC01150K

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