Electrosynthesis and characterization of an electrochromic material from poly(1,4-bis(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)benzene) and its application in electrochromic device

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-167

  Wang, Bin ^a   Zhao, Jinsheng ^a   Cui, Chuansheng ^a   Liu, Jifeng ^a   He, Qingpeng ^a  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

1,4 Bis(3 methylthiophen 2 yl)benzene; Conjugated polymer; Electrochemical polymerization; Electrochromic device; Spectroelectrochemistry

Indexed keywords

BENZENE MONOMERS; COLORATION EFFICIENCIES; ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROCHROMIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHROMICS; OPTICAL CONTRAST; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); REDOX STABILITY; SPECTROELECTROCHEMICAL; SUZUKI COUPLING REACTION; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

BENZENE; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROCHROMISM; ELECTROPOLYMERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER FILMS; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84855318353     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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