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POLYMER
Volume 256, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125250
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3,4-Propylenedioxythiophene; Black electrochromic polymers; Copolymerization
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Black electrochromics have great importance for applications such as smart windows, electronic papers, car rear views or displays, as they can absorb all visible light. In this study, a copolymer was synthesized to trap the entire visible region, showing enhanced optical contrast and a lower band gap.
Absorbing all the visible light, in other words, neutral state black electrochromics has a great importance for certain applications such as smart windows, electronic papers, car rear views or displays. In this study, it was focused on a combination of monomers that can absorb entire the visible region. Poly(4,7-bis(2,3-dihydrothieno [3,4-b][1,4]dioxin-5-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole) (PEDAD) is a neutral state green polymer and has a dual absorption band before and after 500 nm, corresponding red and blue regions of the visible spectrum. On the other hand, polymer of dihexyl-3,4-propylenedioxythiphene (PProDOT) has an 400-700 nm optical absorption band with having a maximum at 584 nm. In the light of this information, a new copolymer, consisting of 4,7-bis (2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxin-5-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole and ProDOT, was synthesized via elec-trochemical techniques, to trap the entire visible region. 1:1 eq. of monomer feed was used and a neutral state very-dark copolymer was obtained. The copolymer showed enhanced optical contrast coming from PProDOT, (of having 44% transmittance) and lower band gap coming from PEDAD (of having 1.32 eV). In the oxidized state, the copolymer exhibited transmissive blue, coming from both homopolymers.
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