Title: Dual-color electrochromic films incorporating a periodic polymer nanostructure
Authors: Wei, Hung-Yu
Hsiao, Yu-Sheng
Huang, Jen-Hsien
Hsu, Chih-Yu
Chang, Feng-Chih
Chen, Peilin
Ho, Kuo-Chuan
Chu, Chih-Wei
應用化學系
光電工程學系
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Photonics
Issue Date: 2012
Abstract: In this study, we used electrochemical deposition with a polystyrene (PS) bead template to prepare thin layers of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) that has a nanometer-scale honeycomb periodicity. To achieve dual-color electrochromic films, we then used pulsed electrochemical deposition to form polyaniline (PANI) layers on the rims of the PEDOT honeycomb film. Modifying the depositing charge density of PANI allowed tuning of the color of the composite films. We estimated the coloration efficiencies with respect to the values expected for corresponding amounts of pristine single layers of PEDOT and PANI. As a result of improved contact between the polymer film and the electrolyte, the coloration efficiencies of the structured composite films were much closer to their theoretical values than those of the corresponding bilayer composite films. Moreover, the switching times of the structured composite films were much faster than those of the bilayer composite films prepared without the nanostructures.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11536/16383
ISSN: 2046-2069
Journal: RSC ADVANCES
Volume: 2
Issue: 11
End Page: 4746
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