A single-molecule multicolor electrochromic device generated through medium engineering

Yu-Mo Zhang; Xiaojun Wang; Weiran Zhang; Wen Li; Xiaofeng Fang; Bing Yang; Minjie Li; Sean Xiao-An Zhang

doi:10.1038/lsa.2015.22

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A single-molecule multicolor electrochromic device generated through medium engineering

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- A single-molecule multicolor electrochromic device generated through medium engineering
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 4, Issue 1, (2015)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
  2.Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Zhuhai College of Jilin University, Zhuhai 519041, China
- Author bio：
  
  M Li, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China E-mail: liminjie@jlu.edu.cn
  SXA Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China E-mail: seanzhang@jlu.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2015.22
  CLC：
- Published：2015-03，
  
  Published Online：11 December 2014，
  
  Received：07 August 2014，
  
  Revised：26 November 2014，
  
  Accepted：05 December 2014
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Zhang, Y. M. et al. A single-molecule multicolor electrochromic device generated through medium engineering. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e249 (2015).
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Zhang, Y. M. et al. A single-molecule multicolor electrochromic device generated through medium engineering. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e249 (2015). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2015.22.

摘要

Abstract

Multicolor organic electrochromic materials are important for the generation of full-color devices. However

achieving multiple colors using a single-molecule material has proved challenging. In this study

a multicolor electrochromic prototype device is generated by integrating medium engineering/

in situ

'electro base'/laminated electrode technologies with the simple flying fish-shaped methyl ketone TM1. This multicolor electrochromic (green

blue and magenta) device is durable and has a high coloration efficiency (350 cm

−1

)

a fast switching time (50 ms) and superior reversibility. This study is a successful attempt to integrate solvatochromism and basochromism in an electronic display. This integration not only introduces a new avenue for color tuning

in addition to the structural design of the colorant

but will also inspire further developments in the tuning of many other properties by this medium engineering approach

such as co

nductance and the redox property

and thereby accelerate versatile applications in data recording

ultrathin flexible displays

and optical communication and sensing.

关键词

Keywords

electrochromic materialslaminated electrodesmicroenvironmentmulticolor devicessolvatochromic materials

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