Flexible electrochromic devices based on optoelectronically active polynorbornene layer and ultratransparent graphene electrodes

Wei Ren Lian; Ying Chi Huang; Yi An Liao; Kun Li Wang; Lain Jong Li; Ching Yuan Su; Der Jang Liaw; Kueir Rarn Lee; Juin Yih Lai

doi:10.1021/ma201689e

Flexible electrochromic devices based on optoelectronically active polynorbornene layer and ultratransparent graphene electrodes

Wei Ren Lian, Ying Chi Huang, Yi An Liao, Kun Li Wang, Lain Jong Li, Ching Yuan Su, Der Jang Liaw^*, Kueir Rarn Lee, Juin Yih Lai

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Novel electrochromic polynorbornenes poly(NBPYTPAM) and poly(HNBPYTPAM), containing electroactive chromophores, were prepared via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) from a new norbornene derivative (NBPYTPAM) using Grubbs' catalyst and followed by hydrogen reduction. The glass transition temperatures (T _g) of poly(NBPYTPAM) and hydrogenated poly(HNBPYTPAM) were 190 and 175 °C, respectively. The cyclic voltammogram of the poly(HNBPYTPAM) film cast onto flexible graphene-coated polyethylene terephthalene (PET) substrates exhibited two reversible oxidation redox couples at 1.0 and 1.9 V. Flexible electrochromic devices were fabricated from the electroactive polymers and graphene-coated PET substrates. The electrochromic characteristics of poly(HNBPYTPAM) showed excellent stability and reversibility, with multistaged color changes from its yellow neutral form to green and then to dark-blue.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	9550-9555
Number of pages	6
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	44
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma201689e
State	Published - Dec 27 2011
Externally published	Yes

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