Solid-state electrochromic devices via Ionic Self-Assembled Multilayers (ISAM) of a polyviologen

Vaibhav Jain, Hank Yochum, Hong Wang, Reza Montazami, Mónica A. Vidales Hurtado, Arturo Mendoza-Galván, Harry W. Gibson, James R. Heflin

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Abstract

A PV was synthesized by polymerization of N,N′-bis(δ- aminopropyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium bromide hydrobromide (APD) and isophthaloyl chloride (ISP). The PV was completely soluble in water as well as in organic solvents. The spectroelectrochemical and EC properties of the resulting ionic self-assembled multilayers of PV/poly-(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) (PAMPs) were examined by cyclic voltammetry, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, optical switching and current density measurements. Solid state devices made of PV films sandwiched with PANI as a counter electrode have switching times of 100-250 ms. 40 Bilayer films of PV/PAMPs show high contrast (ΔT = 61%) in 0.1 M NaClO4 liquid electrolyte solution and CE as high as 57 cm2 C \one of the highest reported so far for any bipyridinium salt system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)150-157
Number of pages8
JournalMacromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume209
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electrochromic
  • Ionic self-assembled multilayers (ISAM)
  • Polyviologen
  • Thin films
  • UV-vis spectroscopy

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