Applications of Copolymers Consisting of 2,6-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)pyridine and 3,6-di(2-thienyl)carbazole Units as Electrodes in Electrochromic Devices

A series of carbazole-based polymers (PdCz, P(dCz2- -dTC1), P(dCz2- -dTC2), P(dCz1- -dTC2), and PdTC) were deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) conductive electrodes using electrochemical polymerization. The as-prepared P(dCz2- -dTC2) displayed a high Δ (57.0%) and multichromic behaviors ranging from yellowish green, greenish gray, gray to purplish gray in different redox states. Five organic electrochromic devices (ECDs) were built using dCz- and dTC-containing homopolymers and copolymers as anodic materials, and poly(3,4-(2,2-dimethylpropylenedioxy)thiophene) (PProdot-Me ) as the cathodic material. The P(dCz2- -dTC2)/PProdot-Me ECD presented remarkable electrochromic behaviors from the bleached to colored states. Moreover, P(dCz2- -dTC2)/PProdot-Me ECD displayed a high optical contrast (Δ , 45.8%), short switching time (ca. 0.3 s), high coloration efficiency (528.8 cm C ) at 580 nm, and high redox cycling stability.