Designing a Soluble PEDOT Analogue without Surfactants or Dispersants

作者:Ponder James F Jr; Oesterholm Anna M; Reynolds John R*
来源:Macromolecules, 2016, 49(6): 2106-2111.
DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02638

摘要

Copolymerization of alkoxy-functionalized 3,4-propylenedioxythiophenes (ProDOTs) with unfunctionalized 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophenes (EDOTs) in varying ratios using direct arylation yields a series of solution processable polymers with highly tunable optical and electronic properties. Within this series, we have identified ProDOT-EDOT2, a copolymer containing 67% EDOT compositionally, that combines the low oxidation potential, the redox behavior, and the deep-blue neutral color that are characteristic of PEDOT with the high solubility, exceptional electrochromic contrast, and color neutrality in the oxidized state characteristic of alkoxy-functionalized PProDOTs.

  • 出版日期2016-3-22