Organic Iono-Optoelectronics: From Electrochromics to Artificial Retina

K Chen, I Song, L You, J Mei - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Organic mixed ionic electronic conductors (OMIECs) represent an exciting and
emerging class of materials that have recently revitalized the field of organic …

Toward soluble high-performance electrochromic polymer: Optimizing cross-link density

S Ming, Z Li, J Wang, H Zhang, J Zhao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-linked conjugated polymers attract great attentions in optoelectronic field due to their
unique properties resulting from the existence of intramolecular pore and network structure …

Oxidative-reductive near-infrared electrochromic switching enabled by porous vertically stacked multilayer devices

RM Pankow, A Harbuzaru, D Zheng… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we demonstrate for the first time the ability of a porous π-conjugated semiconducting
polymer film to enable facile electrolyte penetration through vertically stacked redox-active …

Molecular photoswitching of main-chain α-bisimines in solid-state polymers

LD Thai, TR Guimaraes, LC Chambers… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoisomerization of chromophores usually shows significantly less efficiency in solid
polymers than in solution as strong intermolecular interactions lock their conformation …

Color-to-white switching electrochromic devices constructed by combining fused thienothiophene polymers and high-reflectivity electrolyte

Y Mu, G Kuang, C Yuan, L Wu, Y Kang, T Ma… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Color-to-white switching electrochromic devices (ECDs) present great application potential
in non-emissive displays and energy-saving fields, but there are still very few reports. In this …

Chiroptical switching of electrochromic polymer thin films

I Song, L You, K Chen, WJ Lee, J Mei - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between light and chiroptical polymers plays a crucial role in chiroptics,
spintronics, and chiral‐spin selectivity. Despite considerable successes in creating …

Oligo (ethylene glycol) side chain engineering: An efficient way for boosting the development of green-solvent processable electrochromic devices

S Li, Q Wang, Y Zhai, Z Xing, J Zhong, D Chao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an effective strategy for improving the performance of optoelectronic polymers, oligo
(ethylene glycol)(OEG) side chain engineering has been widely used in optoelectronic …

Tunable mechanochromic luminescence of benzofuran-fused pyrazine: effects of alkyl chain length and branching pattern

S Nakamura, K Okubo, Y Nishii, K Hirano… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of bis (benzofuro)[2, 3-b: 2′, 3′-e] pyrazines (BBFPz) with various alkyl chains of
different length have been synthesized, and the effects of chain length on their …

Side‐chain engineering of supramonomers enables tailorable cross‐linked supramolecular polyureas

W Lai, B Qin, JF Xu, X Zhang - Journal of Polymer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of tailorable mechanical properties, dimensional stability, and
reprocessability is of significance in the design of sustainable polymer materials. Herein …

Molecular Mechanism of Mechanical Breathing in Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors

X Yang, H Sun, X He, K Zhao - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mechanical breathing of organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs) is a structural
response upon redox reactions. The breathing strain is often in the range of a few …