Colour tunable electrochromic devices based on PProDOT-(Hx)2 and PProDOT-(EtHx)2 polymers
作者:Bo Weng、Syed Ashraf、Peter C. Innis、Gordon G. Wallace
DOI:10.1039/c3tc31011f
日期:——
The most commonly used method to tune the colour transition states of an ECD is to modify the chemical structure of the electrochromic polymers to achieve the desired transparent to dark state switching colours. However, this approach can present significant synthetic challenges that typically result in a compromise in device performance parameters such as contrast range or stability as well as solvent processability. In this study we have investigated tuning the dark-state colour of an ECD (at +0.8 V) by solution mixing poly(3,3-dihexyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-thieno[3,4-b][1,4]dioxepine) (PProDOT-(Hx)2), which has an excellent contrast performance but with an esthetically undesirable purple colour transition, with poly(3,3-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-thieno [3,4-b][1,4]dioxepine) (PProDOT-(EtHx)2), a material with a poorer contrast range but with more esthetic blue colour transition. The influence of mixtures of two cathodically colouring materials, PProDOT-(Hx)2 and PProDOT-(EtHx)2, on the spectroelectrochemistry and assembled ECDs was explored. Photopic contrast, electrochemical properties and the influence of the type of ionic liquid electrolyte employed in the device assembly were also investigated to determine how the dark-state colour of ECDs can be tuned while maintaining device contrast over 55%.
调整 ECD 颜色转换态最常用的方法是修改电致变色聚合物的化学结构,以实现所需的透明到暗色状态的颜色转换。然而,这种方法可能会带来巨大的合成挑战,通常会导致设备性能参数(如对比度范围或稳定性以及溶剂加工性)大打折扣。在这项研究中,我们研究了如何通过溶液混合聚乙烯和聚丙烯来调整 ECD 的暗态颜色(在 +0.8 V),方法是将具有出色对比度性能但在美学上不理想的紫色过渡的聚(3,3-二己基-3,4-二氢-2H-噻吩并[3,4-b][1,4]二氧杂环庚烷)(PProDOT-(Hx)2)溶液混合、与聚(3,3-双(2-乙基己基)-3,4-二氢-2H-噻吩并[3,4-b][1,4]二氧杂环庚烷) (PProDOT-(EtHx)2)混合,这种材料的对比度范围较小,但具有更美观的蓝色过渡。研究人员探讨了两种阴极着色材料 PProDOT-(Hx)2 和 PProDOT-(EtHx)2 的混合物对光谱电化学和组装 ECD 的影响。此外,还研究了光对比度、电化学特性以及器件组装中使用的离子液体电解质类型的影响,以确定如何在保持器件对比度超过 55% 的同时调整 ECD 的暗态颜色。