Microporous Patterned Electrodes for Color-Matched Electrochromic Polymer Displays
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Abstract
The emergence of electroactive and conducting polymers offers new opportunities for the design of materials for electrochromic devices (ECDs). Of these, poly(3,4-alkylenedioxythiophene)s (PXDOTs) and their derivatives exhibit the most promising electrochromic (EC) properties. Here, we report the use of highly porous metallized membranes which allow the production of patterned, rapid-switching, reflective ECDs. Using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxithiophene) (PEDOT), poly(3,4-propylenedioxythiophene) (PProDOT), and the dimethyl-substituted derivative PProDOT-Me2 as the active EC materials, we have obtained switching times of 0.1−0.2 s (5−10 Hz) to achieve full EC contrast. These polymers yield reflective contrast values of up to 90% in the NIR and ∼60% in the visible regions. In addition, the ECDs were switched repetitively 180 000 times with less than 10% contrast loss. We have also demonstrated a 2 × 2 pixelated display device built using shadow mask patterning. Two cathodically coloring polymers which exhibit two distinct colors in their neutral states (blue and red) are patterned on a porous metallized electrode to yield a highly contrasted surface. Upon simultaneous oxidation of these polymers, the bi-color surface is rapidly bleached presenting a uniform shiny gold surface.
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