Issue 82, 2016, Issue in Progress

Synthesis and characterization of triphenylamine-based polymers and their application towards solid-state electrochromic cells

Abstract

Four novel triphenylamine-based polymers, PJK1, PJK2, PJK3 and PJK4 were successfully synthesized and fully characterized by 1H NMR, UV-VIS spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), GPC and spectroelectrochemistry. These polymers are easily soluble in many common organic solvents, which make them appropriate for film deposition via spray-coating. We fabricated electrochromic cells comprising ITO-coated glass/polymer/gel electrolyte/ITO-coated glass and patterned the color change by applying direct current with different voltages. We report herein color changes, from the neutral to oxidized form as follows: for PJK1, orange to dark green; for PJK2, light yellow to reddish brown; for PJK3, light blue to grey; and for PJK4, green to bluish green. The majority of the copolymers exhibited very good thermal stabilities, as evidenced by less than a 5% weight loss in temperatures exceeding 400 °C. To further characterize, we simulated the electrochemical and optical properties, which are good agreement with the experimental data.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and characterization of triphenylamine-based polymers and their application towards solid-state electrochromic cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 May 2016
Accepted
03 Aug 2016
First published
15 Aug 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 78984-78993

Synthesis and characterization of triphenylamine-based polymers and their application towards solid-state electrochromic cells

J. Jeong, R. S. Kumar, M. Naveen and Young-A. Son, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 78984 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA12112H

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