Toward Purple-to-Green-to-Transmissive-to-Black Color Switching in Polymeric Electrochrome

Karabiyik E., Sefer E., BAYCAN KOYUNCU F. , Tonga M., Ozdemir E. , KOYUNCU S.

MACROMOLECULES, cilt.47, ss.8578-8584, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 47 Konu: 24
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1021/ma501975m
  • Dergi Adı: MACROMOLECULES
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8578-8584

Özet

A novel 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT)-based donoracceptor electroactive monomer (HCQE) bearing carbazole subunit is synthesized, and then the corresponding polymer, poly(HCQE), is directly deposited onto ITO/glass surface via electrochemical process. Spectroelectrochemical studies demonstrate that poly(HCQE) is capable of showing both n- and p-doping processes. Hence, this low band polymer serves the multielectrochromic feature at three separate states (-0.4 to -2.0 V, -0.4 to 1.2 V, and 1.2 to 2.0 V) with a highly unique near colorless and colored states, fast switching times, redox switching stability, and exceptional transmittance change. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a neutral state green multielectrochromic polymer exhibiting successive switching of colored-to-bleached-to-colored in three distinct regimes.