A simple, low waste and versatile procedure to make polymer electrochromic devices

Herein we present a simple and elegant method for the creation of solid-state conjugated polymer devices. Their electrochromic properties were fully explored in this study, but one could envision the extension of this method to displays, solar cells, OLEDs, transistors, or many other applications. W...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry 2011-01, Vol.21 (32), p.11873-11878
Main Authors: Ding, Yujie, Invernale, Michael A., Mamangun, Donna M. D., Kumar, Amrita, Sotzing, Gregory A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Devices
Electrochromism
Electrolytes
Monomers
Polymer blends
Polymerization
Wastes
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Summary:Herein we present a simple and elegant method for the creation of solid-state conjugated polymer devices. Their electrochromic properties were fully explored in this study, but one could envision the extension of this method to displays, solar cells, OLEDs, transistors, or many other applications. We prepared conductive polymer composites or blends within a polymer electrolyte using electrochemical polymerization of these monomers inside an assembled solid-state device. This method will work for any monomer that can be dissolved in the gel electrolyte. This technique offers simplicity in device construction, is easily adapted to patterned systems and comprises a low-waste assembly process. Our novel approach of assembling polymer electrochromic devices avoids the tedious cleaning process of the substrates, produces almost no waste, and by inkjetting insulating materials to mask the substrates, letters and high-resolution images could be achieved inside the converted polymer devices. Electrochromic devices utilizing PEDOT assembled by our method showed compatible switching speed and durability with a slightly higher contrast ratio.
ISSN:0959-9428
1364-5501
DOI:10.1039/c1jm11141h