Abstract
Copolymers based on anthracene and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) are successfully electrodeposited on ITO electrodes in boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (BFEE). The resultant copolymers are characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and spectroelectrochemical analysis. The copolymer films can present multicolor electrochromism under various applied potentials and the color change can be tuned through controlling the feed ratio of anthracene/EDOT. With the feed ratio of anthracene/EDOT at 1/4, the prepared copolymer shows a maximum optical contrast of 82% at 503nm which is much near to the highest optical contrast of electrochromic materials. The switching time and coloration efficiency at 507nm are 2.3s and 278cmC−1, respectively. Furthermore, the copolymer exhibits excellent electrochemical stability which retains 89.8% of its original electroactivity after 2000 cycles.
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