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Definitions

• the present invention relates to novel 3,4- alkylenedioxythiophene compounds, polymers containing monomeric units thereof and uses of such polymers.
• Polythiophenes have been studied extensively due to their interesting electrical and/or optical properties . Polythiophenes become electrically conducting upon chemical or electrochemical oxidation or reduction.
• EP-A 339 340 discloses a polythiophene containing structural units of the formula:
• A denotes an optionally substituted C ⁇ - 4 -alkylene radical and its preparation by oxidative polymerization of the corresponding thiophene.
• EP-A 440 957 discloses dispersions of polythiophenes, constructed from structural units of formula (I) :
• R 1 and R2 independently of one another represent hydrogen or a C]__ 4 -alkyl group or together form an optionally substituted C ⁇ _ 4 -alkylene residue, in the presence of polyanions .
• PEDOT-F poly [2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8-pentadecafluoro-octanoic acid 2,3-dihydro-thieno[3,4- J ] [1, 4] dioxin-2-ylmethylester]
• PBEDOT-NMeCz ⁇ poly [3, 6-bis (2-ethylenedioxythienyl) -N-methyl- carbazole] ⁇ complementary polymers possessed the ability to operate at low applied voltages (+1.2V) with both films being compatible in the same electrochemical environment. They exhibited an optical contrast of up to 60% at ⁇ max as well as an overall luminance change of 60 %. Identical values for the change in luminance and transmittance is surprising, as in most electrochromic devices the transmittance at ⁇ m ax is much higher than the overall luminance value. This implies that the device exhibits a broadband absorption in the dark state, with emphasis in the area where the eye is most sensitive, thus introducing a new dimension in electrochromic device construction.
• aspects of the present invention are realized with a thiophene compound represented by formula (I) : wherein A represents a C ⁇ - 5 -alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a fluorine-containing-group. Aspects of the present invention are also realized by a polymer containing monomeric units of the above-mentioned thiophene compound.
• aspects of the present invention are also realized by a process for preparing the above-mentioned polymer. Aspects of the present invention are also realized by a solution or dispersion containing the above-mentioned polymer in a liquid medium.
• aspects of the present invention are also realized by an ink or paste containing the above-mentioned polymer, the ink or paste being capable of being printed.
• aspects of the present invention are also realized by a first layer containing the above-mentioned polymer, the first layer exhibiting electroconductive properties .
• aspects of the present invention are also realized by a second layer containing the above-mentioned polymer, the second layer exhibiting antistatic properties.
• aspects of the present invention are also realized by a device containing the above-mentioned polymer, the device exhibiting electrochromic properties.
• Figure 1A represents a plot of relative luminance [L] as a function of the applied potential P in volts versus Ag/Ag for PEDOT-F.
• Figure IB represents a CIE 1931 x-y diagram recorded while the polymer was held at potentials ranging from -0.7 to +0.7 V vs . Ag/Ag + .
• Figure 2A represents the transmittance [T] in % for applied potentials of + 1.2 (dashed line), the bleached state, and -1.2 V (continuous line) , the colored state, as a function of wavelength [ ⁇ ] in nm for the PBEDOT-NMeCz/PEDOT-F electrochromic device.
• Figure 2B represents the transmittance [T] in % as a function of time in seconds at a wavelength of 580 nm for the PBEDOT- NMeCz/PEDOT-F electrochromic device, showing the switching time.
• Figure 3 represents the relative luminance [L] as function of the applied potential [P] in volts for the PBEDOT-NMeCz/PEDOT-F device .
• Figure 4 represents successive CV-characteristics of 0.01M 3, 3-difluoro-3, 4-dihydro-2H-thieno [3, 4-jb] [1, 4] -dioxepine (M3) in a solution of 0.1M tetra-n-butyl-ammonium phosphorushexafluoride in dichloromethane in which the current in amps is plotted versus voltage versus ferrocene/ferrocenium.
• C]__ 5 ⁇ alkylene group represents methylenedioxy, 1,2- ethylenedioxy, 1, 3- ⁇ ropylenedioxy, 1, -butylenedioxy and 1,5- pentylenedioxy groups .
• alkyl means all variants possible for each number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group i.e. for three carbon atoms: n- propyl and isopropyl; for four carbon atoms: n-butyl, isobutyl and tertiary-butyl; for five carbon atoms: n-pentyl, 1, 1-dimethyl- propyl, 2, 2-dimethylpropyl and 2-methyl-butyl etc.
• polymer includes homopolymers, copolymers, terpolymers, graft polymers and block copolymers and both chain and condensation polymers .
• perfluoro-group refers to a group in which all the hydrogen atoms bonded to carbon atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms .
• aqueous for the purposes of the present invention means containing at least 60% by volume of water, preferably at least 80% by volume of water, and optionally containing water- miscible organic solvents such as alcohols e.g. methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, butanol, iso-amyl alcohol, octanol, cetyl alcohol etc.; glycols e.g. ethylene glycol; glycerine; N-methyl pyrrolidone; methoxypropanol; and ketones e.g. 2-propanone and 2-butanone etc.
• the term conductive layer as used in disclosing the present invention includes both electroconductive coatings and antistatic layers .
• electroconductive means having a surface resistance below 10 ⁇ /square.
• antistatic means having a surface resistance in the range from 10 to 10 ⁇ /square meaning it cannot be used as an electrode .
• conductivity enhancement refers to a process in which the conductivity is enhanced e.g. by contact with one or more high boiling point liquids such as di- or polyhydroxy- and/or carboxy groups or amide or lactam group containing organic compound optionally followed by heating at elevated temperature, preferably between 100 and 250 °C, during preferably 1 to 90 seconds, results in conductivity increase.
• aprotic compounds with a dielectric constant > 15, e.g. N-methyl- pyrrolidinone temperatures below 100 °C can be used.
• Particularly preferred liquids for such treatment are N-methyl-pyrrolidinone and diethylene glycol such as disclosed in EP-A 686 662 and EP-A 1 003 179.
• EDOT as used in the present disclosure represents 3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene .
• EDOT-CH 2 OH as used in the present disclosure represents 2- hydroxymethyl—2 , 3-dihydro-thieno [3 , 4-jb] [1,4] dioxine .
• EDOT-F as used in the present disclosure represents 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8, 8-pentadecafluoro-octanoic acid 2,3- dihydro-thieno [3, 4—2?] [1,4] dioxin-2-ylmethylester .
• PEDOT-F as used in the present disclosure represents poly[2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5, 6, 6,7,7,8,8, 8-pentadecafluoro-octanoic acid 2, 3-dihydro-thieno [3, 4-2)] [1, 4] dioxin-2-ylmethylester] .
• PEDOT as used in the present disclosure represents pol (3,4- ethylenedioxythiophene) .
• ProDOT as used in the present disclosure represents 3,4- dihydro-2H-thieno [3,4-2?] [1,4] -dioxepine .
• BEDOT-NMeCz as used in the present disclosure represents 3,6- bis (2-ethylenedioxythienyl) -N-methylcarbazole .
• PBEDOT-NMeCz as used in the present disclosure represents poly [3, 6-bis (2-ethylenedioxythienyl) -N-methylcarbazole] .
• PSS as used in the present disclosure represents poly (styrenesulfonic acid) or poly (styrenesulphonate) .
• PET as used in the present disclosure represents poly (ethylene terephthalate) .
• A represents a C ⁇ _ 5 -alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a fluorine-containing-group.
• fluorine-containing groups are perfluoro-alkylsulfonyl, perfluoro-arylsulfonyl, perfluoro-alkylsulfinyl, perfluoro-arylsulfinyl, perfluoroalkoxy, perfluoroaryloxy, perfluorothioalkoxy, perfluorothioaryloxy, perfluoroalkylcarbonato, perfluoroarylcarbonato, perfluoroalkylcarboxy, perfluoroarylcarboxy, perfluoroalkyloxo, perfluoroaryloxo, perfluoroaryloxo, perfluoroalkylthioxo, perfluoroarylthioxo, perfluoroalkylamino, perfluor
• A represents an ethylene group substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a perfluoro-group .
• A represents an ethylene group substituted with a methylene-oxy-perfluoro-group .
• the thiophene compound is a perfluoroalkylcarboxylic acid 2, 3-dihydro-thieno [3, 4-2?] [l,4]dioxin- 2-ylmethylester .
• the thiophene compound is 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8, 8-pentadecafluoro-octanoic acid 2, 3- dihydro-thieno (3, 4-2?) (1,4) dioxin-2-ylmethylester .
• the thiophene compound is 3,3- difluoro-3, 4-dihydro-2H-thieno [3,4-2?] [1,4] -dioxepine .
• Suitable thiophene compounds according to the present invention include:
• dibromodifluoromethane 1, 2-dichloro-tetrafluoro-ethane, 1,2- dibromo-tetrafluoro-ethane, a commercially available fire- extinguishing agent, 1, 2-dibromohexafluoro-n-propane and 1,4- dichoro-octafluoro-n-butane, a good anaesthetic, can all be used.
• thiophene compounds with a perfluoro-C ⁇ _ 5 - alkylene bridge such as Ml and M2 can be prepared from 3,4- alkylenedioxythiophene-2, 5-dicarboxylic acid diesters by electrochemical perfluorination in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, whereupon the C ⁇ _ 5 -alkylene bridge is perfluorinated and the thiophene ring is saturated by fluorine addition, followed by aromatisation of the product in the vapour phase by iron gauze at 500 to 600°C.
• Thiophene compounds with a partially fluorinated C ⁇ _ 5 ⁇ alkylene bridge can be prepared from HO-CH 2 (CF 2 ) n CH 2 ⁇ OH compounds by condensation with 3, 4-dialkoxythiophene-2, 5- dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester or 3, 4-dihydroxythiophene-2, 5- dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester in a Mitsunobu reaction using the redox couple of a triaryl- or trialkylphosphine and an azodioxo- compound at a temperature between -40°C and 160 ⁇ C.
• a transetherification reaction can be used as disclosed in DE 3804522 and in HOUBEN-WEYL, volume VI/3, part 3, pages 171-173 (1971) using a thiophene derivative such as 3,4- dimethoxythiophene, such as described by D. M. Welsh et al . in 1999 in Polymer Preprints, volume 40(2), page 1206, regarding the synthesis of 3, - (2 ' , 2 ' -dimethyl) -propylenedioxythiophene and 3,4- (2 ' , 2 ' -diethyl) propylenedioxythiophene, by L . J. Kloeppner et al .
• M25 can be prepared by adding a molecule of fluorine to the double bond of 2H-thienyl [3, 4-b] [1, 4] dioxepine-6, 8-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester using lead tetrafluoride formed in situ from lead dioxide and hydrogen fluoride :
• This diethyl ester can be hydrolyzed and decarboxylated following the procedures described by Kumar et al . in 1998 in Chemistry of Materials, volume 10, pages 896-902, to yield pure 2H-thienyl [3, -b] [1,4] dioxepine .
• Perfluorinated dihalides can be prepared from perfluoro- alkyldicarboxylic acids via the Hunsdieker reaction in which their silver salts are heated with the appropriate halogen with the loss of carbon dioxide e.g. the di-silver salt of perfluoro-adipic acid upon heating with iodine at 100°C yields the 1, -di-iodide [Henne et al., J. Am. Chem Soc. 72, 3806 (1950) and Haszeldine, Nature 166, 192 (1950) ] .
• HO-CH 2 (CF 2 ) n CH 2 -OH compounds can be prepared by perfluorinating ClOC- (CH 2 ) n -COCl compounds electrochemically in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, hydrolyzing the FOC- (CF 2 ) n -COF products and then reducing the resulting diacids to HO-CH 2 (CF 2 ) n CH 2 -OH.
• Perfluoromalonic acid can be prepared from chlorotrifluoroethylene [England et al . , J. Am. Che . Soc. 80, 6533 (1958) ] or by fluorination of diethyl malonate with perchloryl fluoride [Inman et al . , J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80, 6533 (1958)] and perfluorosuccinic acid by permanganate oxidation of perfluorocyclobutene .
• A represents a C ⁇ _ 5 -alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a fluorine-containing-group.
• the polymer contains monomeric units of a thiophene compound represented by formula (I) in which A represents a C - 5 -alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a perfluoro-group .
• the polymer is selected from the group consisting of: poly (3, 4-perfluoro- ethylenedioxythiophene) , poly (3, 4-perfluoro-propylenedioxy- thiophene) , poly [3, 3-difluoro-3, 4-dihydro-2H-thieno [3, 4-2?] [1,4]- dioxepine] , poly [3,4-(2',2',3',3' -tetrafluoro- butylene) dioxythiophene] and poly [2, 2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8- pentadecafluoro-octanoic acid 2, 3-dihydro-thieno [3, 4-2?] [l,4]dioxin- 2-ylmethylester] .
• A represents a C ⁇ _ 5 -alkylene bridge substituted with at least one fluorine atom and/or at least one alkyl group substituted with a perfluoro-group.
• the process is a chemical or an electrochemical process.
• Chemical polymerization can be carried out oxidatively or reductively.
• the oxidation agents used for the oxidative polymerisation of pyrrole such as described for example in Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 85, pages 454-458 (1963) and J. Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, volume 26, pages 1287-1294 (1988), can be utilized for the oxidative polymerization of thiophenes .
• the process is a chemical process in which the inexpensive and easily accessible oxidation agents such as iron (III) salts such as FeCl 3 , the iron (III) salts of organic acids, e.g. Fe(OTs) 3 , H 2 O 2 , K 2 Cr 2 ⁇ 7 , alkali and ammonium persulphates, alkali perborates and potassium permanganate are used therein to initiate the polymerization.
• iron (III) salts such as FeCl 3
• the iron (III) salts of organic acids e.g. Fe(OTs) 3 , H 2 O 2 , K 2 Cr 2 ⁇ 7
• alkali and ammonium persulphates alkali perborates and potassium permanganate
• oxidative polymerization of the thiophene compounds according to formula (I) proceeds so slowly that the thiophenes and oxidation agent can be brought together as a solution or paste and applied to the substrate to be treated. After application of such solutions or pastes the oxidative polymerization can be accelerated by heating the coated substrate as disclosed in US 6,001,281 and WO 00/14139 herein incorporated by reference .
• Reductive polymerization can be performed using the Stille (organotin) or Suzuki (organoboron) routes described in 2002 by Appperloo et al . in Chem. Eur. Journal, volume 8, pages 2384-2396, and as disclosed in 2001 in Tetrahedron Letters, volume 42, pages 155-157 and in 1998 in Macromolecules, volume 31, pages 2047-2056 respectively or with nickel complexes as disclosed in 1999 in Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, volume 72, page 621 and in 1998 in Advanced Materials, volume 10, pages 93-116.
• Thiophene compounds according to formula (I) can be polymerized electrochemically. Electrochemical oxidative polymerization of thiophene compounds according to formula (I) carried out at temperatures from -78 °C to the boiling point of the solvent employed, temperatures between -20°C and 60°C is preferred. The reaction time, depending upon the particular thiophene, is generally between a few seconds and several hours . Electrochemical polymerization of thiophene compounds was described in 1994 by
• Inert liquids suitable for use during electrochemical oxidation of thiophene compounds according to formula (I) are: water, alcohols such as methanol and ethanol, ketones such as acetophenone, halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride, chloroform, tetrachloromethane and fluorohydrocarbons, esters such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and xylene, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane, heptane and cyclohexane, nitriles such as acetonitrile and benzonitrile, sulfoxides such as dimethylsulfoxide, sulfones such as dimethylsulfone, phenylmethylsulfone and sulfolan, liquid aliphatic amides such as methyl acetamide, dimethyl acetamide
• Electrolyte additives for use in the electrochemical polymerization of thiophene compounds according to formula (I) are preferably free acids or the usual conducting salts, which exhibit a certain solubility in the solvent used.
• Particularly suitable electrolytes are alkali, alkaline earth or optionally alkylated ammonium, phosphonium, sulfonium or oxonium cations in combination with perchlorate, tosylate, tetrafluoroborate or hexafluorophosphonate anions .
• the electrolyte additives are used in such quantities, that a current of at least 0.1 mA flows during electrochemical oxidation.
• Electrochemical polymerization can be carried out continuously or discontinuously .
• Known electrode materials are ITO-covered glass, precious metal or steel mesh, carbon-filled polymers, evaporated metal-coated insulator layers and carbon felt.
• the current densities is 0.0001 to 100 mA/cm .
• the current density is 0.01 to 40 mA/cm .
• voltages of ca. 0.1 to 50 V are set up.
• Thiophene compounds according to formula (I) may also be electrochemically copolymerized with other polymerizable heterocyclic compounds such as pyrrole.
• the solution or dispersion further contains a polyanion.
• the solution or dispersion further contains poly (styrenesulphonic acid).
• the medium is an aqueous medium.
• polyanion compounds for use in the solution or dispersion according to the present invention are disclosed in EP-A 440 957 and include polymeric carboxylic acids, e.g. polyacrylic acids, polymethacrylic acids, or polymaleic acids and polysulphonic acids, e.g. poly (styrenesulphonic acid).
• polymeric carboxylic acids e.g. polyacrylic acids, polymethacrylic acids, or polymaleic acids and polysulphonic acids, e.g. poly (styrenesulphonic acid).
• polycarboxylic acids and polysulphonic acids can also be copolymers of vinylcarboxylic acids and vinylsulphonic acids with other polymerizable monomers, e.g. acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid esters and styrene.
• polymers derived from thiophene compounds represented by formula (I) exhibit high electrical conductivity together with low absorption of visible light and high absorption to infrared radiation. Therefore layers thereof are highly electrically conducting, highly transparent to visible light and heat shielding.
• Such polythiophenes can be applied by a wide variety of techniques including printing techniques in which the polythiophene is applied, for example, as an ink or paste using standard techniques, the properties of the paste or ink being adapted to the particular printing technique by adding one of more of organic solvents, binders, surfactants and humectants, to a wide variety of rigid and flexible substrates, e.g.
• Such polythiophenes can therefore be utilized, for example, in electrochromic devices, photovoltaic devices, batteries, capacitors and organic and inorganic electroluminescent devices, in electromagnetic shielding layers, in heat shielding layers, in antistatic coatings for a wide variety of products including photographic film, thermographic recording materials and photothermographic recording materials, in smart windows, in sensors for organic and bio-organic materials, in field effect transistors, in printing plates, in conductive resin adhesives and in free-standing electrically conductive films [see also chapter 10 of the Handbook of Oligo- and Polythiophenes, Edited by D. Fichou, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (1999) ] .
• the invention is illustrated hereinafter by way of comparative and invention examples. The percentages and ratios given in these examples are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
• EDOT-CH 2 OH and BEDOT-NMeCz were prepared following known procedures [Reddinger et al . , J. Chem. Soc, Chem. Commun . 1777 (1996)].
• This diethyl ester can be hydrolyzed and decarboxylated following 30 the procedures described by Kumar et al . in 1998 in Chemistry of Materials, volume 10, pages 896-902, to yield pure 2H-thieno [3, - b] [1, ] dioxepine:
• Oxidative electrochemical polymerization of EDOT-F (M8) was carried out in acetonitrile (ACN) with 0.1 M tetrabutylammonium
• Electrodepositions lo were carried out via repeated oxidative on the Pt-disk from a 10 mM monomer solution in 0.1 M TBAP/CAN at a scan rate of 20 mV/s.
• Cyclic voltammograms of electrochemically polymerized PEDOT-F thin films were carried out using the same electrode setup only in monomer-free electrolyte (in 0.1 M TBAP/ACN) at scan rates of 50,
• the polymer displayed very well-defined and reversible redox processes with a half wave oxidation potential of -0.10 V, Corrware 2 from Scribner Associates being used for data acquisition .
• PEDOT-F was electrosynthesized potentiostatically at +1.2 V onto an
• PEDOT-F was found to have an _? g of 1.65 eV (taken by extrapolating the onset of the ⁇ - ⁇ * transition of the neutral polymer to the background absorbance) and a peak absorbance in the neutral form of 608 nm, similar to poly (3, -ethylenedioxythiophene) [PEDOT] .
• the absorbance due to the ⁇ - ⁇ * transition diminished at the expense of a transition centered at about 1,000 nm (1.24 eV) .
• this peak decreased in favour of a much broader absorption extending to wavelengths in the near-IR region of the spectrum.
• PEDOT-F Data on the switching of PEDOT-F between the neutral and doped states was obtained by monitoring the transmission of monochromatic light at ⁇ max during repeated redox stepping experiments. PEDOT-F was found to switch rapidly (0.6 s at 95%) between the colored neutral state and the highly transmissive doped state. The switching time for the polymer was taken at 95% of the full switch because beyond this point, it is difficult to perceive any further color change with the naked eye.
• CCE composite coloration efficiency
• EDOT-F potentiostatically electropolymerized at +1.2 V vs. a Ag/Ag reference electrode to specific thicknesses (150 nm, as determined by profilometry in order to maximize the optical contrast) and areas (for charge density values) onto ITO-coated glass slides using a standard three-electrode system.
• PEDOT-F was rinsed and subsequently switched (in monomer-free electrolyte solution) between the doped and neutral states ten times in order to equilibrate the polymer film redox chemistry.
• films were transferred to a monomer-free electrolyte solution and probed with chronoabsorptometry (used to monitor the polymer absorbance at ⁇ ax ) and chronocoulometry as the potential was stepped from the fully reduced and absorbing state (-1.0 V vs. Ag/Ag for 5 seconds), to the fully oxidized and transmissive state (+1.0 V for 5 seconds) and finally back to the fully reduced state (-1.0 V for 5 seconds) .
• the change in optical density ( ⁇ OD) as a function of injected charge was determined, and the CCE values were calculated.
• the CCE is a function of the ratio of the change in optical density during a redox step and the charge injected as a function of the electrode area.
• Conducting polymers of the poly (3,4- alkylenedioxythiophene) family generally exhibit CCE values between 100 and 300 cm /C.
• Luminance measurements were obtained with a Minolta CS-100 Chroma Meter and CIE recommended normal/normal (0/0) illuminating/viewing geometry for transmittance measurements .
• the samples were illuminated from behind by a D50 (5000 K) light source in a light booth specifically designed to exclude external light.
• a background measurement was taken using a blank ITO slide in an electrolyte solution held in a standard quartz cuvette.
• the Yxy values of the standard illuminant were measured and converted to the X n , Y n r Z n tristimulus values of the standard illuminant.
• Free-standing films were synthesized by constant current deposition from solutions containing 0.01 M monomer and 0.1M TBAPFg in propylene carbonate.
• the electrochemical cell consisted of a glassy carbon working electrode and a stainless steel counter- electrode.
• the films were prepared by slow galvanostatic depostion
• Optimized conductivity values were typically obtained at low temperatures (0 to 5°C) , using TBAPF ⁇ as the electrolyte in a low vapor pressure solvent such as propylene carbonate acting as a plasticizer for the resulting film. Black, shiny, free standing films with thicknesses in the range of 15 ⁇ were thereby electrosynthesized as measured with a micrometer. The films were peeled from the electrode, washed with acetonitrile and dried for 24 h.
• Conductivities of up to 65 S/cm were measured with a four-point probe device called Signatone S-301-4.
• the surface energy ⁇ s was found to be 18.1 nM/m with the polar, ⁇ s P , and dispersive, ⁇ s , components of the surface energy calculated from the average of the static and receding angles using the Owens-Wendt relationship [D. K. Owens and R. C. Wendt, J. Appl . Polymer Science 13, 1741 (1969)] being 0 mN/m and 18.1 mN/m respectively.
• FIG. 1A shows the luminance dependence on the applied potential for PEDOT-F. The luminance increased upon oxidation from 16% to 79%, as the intensity of the ⁇ - ⁇ * transition diminishes.
• Figure IB represents the CIE 1931 x-y diagram for PEDOT-F showing that the polymer switches from a very dark blue neutral state at -0.5 V to a transmissive grey-sky blue oxidized state at 1 V.
• PEDOT-F' s surprising broad absorbance character, in combination with its increased hydrophobicity and expected enhanced solubility, makes it a viable candidate for electrochromic device applications.
• An electrochromic device was constructed using transmissive windows based on PEDOT-F as cathodically coloring layer and PBEDOT- NMeCz as anodically coloring layer.
• the two polymer films were first electrochemically deposited on ITO/glass rinsed with freshly distilled acetonitrile.
• a viscous gel electrolyte was then prepared by dissolving LiN(CF 3 S0 2 ) 2 in a poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix plasticized with propylene carbonate [PC] to form a highly transparent and conductive gel.
• PMMA poly (methyl methacrylate)
• PC propylene carbonate
• ACN acetonitrile
• the selected cathodically and anodically coloring electrodes were then coated with the viscous gel electrolyte until the entire polymer surface was covered with a uniform and thin layer of electrolyte then applied to one another to form a viscous gel electrolyte sandwich and then allowed to dry for 24 hours.
• the gel electrolyte formed a seal around the edges, the devices becoming self-encapsulated.
• the device construction was carried out with one polymer oxidatively doped while the other was neutral.
• Figure 2A represents the transmittance of the device assembled using 150 nm thick polymer films, as determined with a Dektrak Sloan 3030 profilometer .
• the device exhibited a contrast of 60 % at 590 nm when a bias voltage of ⁇ 1.2 V was applied. Surprisingly the device exhibited a higher contrast than each polymer alone .
• Both luminance and x-y chromaticity diagrams provide valuable information for understanding changes in the device' s color and/or brightness.
• the potential dependence on the relative luminance shown in Figure 3 shows that, in the dark state, the window exhibited a relative luminance of 32 %.
• the application of increasingly anodic potentials induced an increase in the relative luminance up to 92%, resulting in a highly transmissive film with a D%Y of 60%.
• the residual yellow color corresponds to the neutral state of the PBEDOT-NMeCz layer.
• PEDOT-F and PBEDOT-NMeCz yielded a device that can reversibly switch between an opaque state and a highly transmissive state.
• a line that spans between a dark blue area of the color space to a highly transmissive yellow color is observed. This, together with substantial luminance and transmittance changes as well as fast switching times place devices based on PEDOT-F surprisingly at the forefront of organic electrochromic windows.
• Figure 4 shows the CV characteristic of a solution 0.01M in M3 and 0. IM in tetra-n-butylammonium phosphorushexafluoride solution in dichloromethane .
• Figure 4 also clearly shows that M3 electrochemically polymerizes as shown by the irreversible nature of the CV- characteristic .
• the present invention may include any feature or combination of features disclosed herein either implicitly or explicitly or any generalisation thereof irrespective of whether it relates to the presently claimed invention.

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