Electropolymerization of Starburst Triarylamines and Their Application to Electrochromism and Electroluminescence

Meng Yen Chou, Man Kit Leung, Yuhlong Oliver Su, Chang Ling Chiang, Chang Chih Lin, Jun Hong Liu, Chin Kuei Kuo, Chung Yuan Mou

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Abstract

Starburst triarylamines 2 and 3 were electropolymerized to form electrochromic thin films. Film from 2 showed intense absorption at 372 nm before voltage was applied. There were two absorption bands at 496 nm and 1000-2000 nm at 0.3 V, and a broad band, which peaked at 807 nm at 0.6 V. Film from 3 showed intense absorption at 372 nm before voltage was applied. There were two absorption bands at 498 nm and 1000-2000 nm at 0.3 V, and a broad band, which peaked at 890 nm at 0.7 V. The switching time studies revealed that thin film from 2 would require 3 s at 0.46 V for switching absorbance at 1600 nm and 1 s for bleaching. It would also require 4 s at 0.66 V for coloration at 800 nm and 2 s for bleaching. On the other hand, thin film from 3 would require 3 s at 0.46 V for switching absorbance at 1500 nm and 1 s for bleaching. It would also require 3.3 s at 0.76 V for switching absorbance at 900 nm and 1.5 s for bleaching. Electropolymerized thin films of 2 and 3 were also used as the surface modification layers to modify the surface of ITO for polymeric light emitting diode (PLED). To evaluate the performance of the modification layer, we selected a device of ITO/modification layer/PVK-Alq3-coumarin 6/metal electrode as the standard for comparison. We discovered that co-electropolymerization of the triarylamines 2 or 3 with poly(vinylcarbazole) (PVK) on ITO greatly reduces the turn-on voltage of the PLED devices and their performance is comparable to that of the commercially available PEDOT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)654-661
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 24 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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