Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1443856 Synthetic Metals 2006 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

Polydithieno[3,4-b,3′4′-e]-[1,4]-dithiine (PDTH), being both n- and p-dopable, reveals remarkable color changes as both anodically and cathodically coloring material. In order to investigate its utilization in the electrochromic devices, three different transmissive/absorbtive type polymer electrochromic devices based on both p-type and n-type PDTH were assembled. These are, namely (1) p-type PDTH/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT); (2) polythiophene/n-type PDTH; (3) p-type PDTH/n-type PDTH. Spectroelectrochemistry, switching ability, stability and open-circuit memory of the devices were investigated by UV–vis spectrophotometer and cyclic voltammetry. These devices exhibit reasonable switching times and stability under atmospheric conditions.

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