Abstract
8,11-di-(4-thiophen-2-yl)acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline (DTAQ) was successfully synthesized via a Stille coupling reaction and the corresponding polymer (PDTAQ) was prepared electrochemically. The spectroelectrochemical and electrochromic properties of the polymer film reveal that PDTAQ film shows distinct color states (purple in the neutral state and blue in the oxidized state), and optical contrast (ΔT%) of 45.16% at 772 nm and 49.39% at 1100 nm with switching times of 2.5 and 0.5 s. Complementary electrochromic devices, which are based on the PDTAQ film as the working electrode, Prussian blue (PB) and V2O5 as counter-electrodes, respectively, and LiClO4/PC solution as the electrolyte, were assembled and characterized. The results illustrate that the properties of the PDTAQ/PB and PDTAQ/V2O5 devices (including the absorption, color changes, ΔT% and response times) can be modified by the counter-electrodes. Furthermore, the PDTAQ/V2O5 device exhibits a significantly higher contrast ratio in the visible region (34.92% at 771 nm) and much faster response time (0.4 s) than the PDTAQ/PB device (21.32% at 552 nm).
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