Issue 32, 2011

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

Abstract

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.

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

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2011
Accepted
08 Apr 2011
First published
07 Jul 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 11873-11878

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

Y. Ding, M. A. Invernale, D. M. D. Mamangun, A. Kumar and G. A. Sotzing, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 11873 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM11141H

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