Thieno[3,2-13]thiophene as pi-bridge at different acceptor systems for electrochromic applications


TOKSABAY S., HACIOGLU S. O., UNLU N. A., ÇIRPAN A., TOPPARE L.

POLYMER, cilt.55, sa.14, ss.3093-3099, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.05.029
  • Dergi Adı: POLYMER
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3093-3099
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Conjugated polymers, Electrochromism, thieno[3,2-b]thiophene, CONJUGATED POLYMERS, BANDGAP, COPOLYMERS, LEVEL, CELLS, STATE
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Benzoselenadiazole, quinoxaline and thieno[3,2-b]thiophene are the units preferred in conducting polymers due to their electrochemical properties. There are no reports in the literature on polymers containing both moieties. In this study, novel benzoselenadiazole, quinoxaline and thieno[3,2-b]thiophene based monomers; 4-(3a,6a-dihydrothieno[3,2-b]thiophen-2-y1)-7-(thieno[3,2-b]thiophenyl) benzo[c][1,2,51selenadiazole (BSeTT) and 2,3-bis(3,4-bis(decyloxy)phenyl)-5,8-dibromo-2,3dihydroquinoxaline (QTT) were synthesized via Stille Coupling and polymerized electrochemically. These polymers were characterized in terms of their spectroelectrochemical and electrochemical properties by cyclic voltammetry and UV Vis NIR spectroscopy. Spectroelectrochemistry analysis of PBSeTT revealed an electronic transition at 525 nm corresponding to pi-pi* transition with a band gap of 0.93 eV whereas PQTT revealed electronic transitions at 440 and 600 nm corresponding to pi-pi*transitions with a band gap of 1.30 eV. Electrochromic investigations showed that PBSeTT has gray color PQTT switching between green and gray. Switching time of the polymers was evaluated by a kinetic study upon measuring the percent transmittance (%T) at the maximum contrast point. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.