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Effect of incorporating silica extracted from natural source in poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)

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The great concern for environmental problems, as well as the need for polymeric materials with more versatile properties for their application, currently lead to a growing interest in the development of polymeric composites based on agro-industrial waste. In this work, novel composites of poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl)/natural-silicon dioxide (P3HT/N-SiO2) were synthesized by extracting SiO2 from an agro-industrial waste (rice husk), they were characterized and applied to electrochromic devices (ECD). Composites were prepared by in-situ polymerization of 3HT monomer in the presence of N-SiO2. To evaluate the effect of the incorporation of N-SiO2 in P3HT on its physicochemical properties and its application in electrochromic devices, the N-SiO2 concentration was varied. The results revealed improved properties of P3HT with the addition of N-SiO2, such as higher crystallinity and decreased bandgap. Likewise, it was determined that the presence of N-SiO2 in P3HT increases the optical contrast in single ECD (glass/ITO/composite/polymeric electrolyte/ITO/glass architecture design) in a certain wavelength range. The procedure for obtaining P3HT/N-SiO2 composites is simple and inexpensive, which in addition to their interesting properties makes them potential candidates for their application in optoelectronic devices.

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M.E. Nicho thanks PRODEP for the support received to carry out a short research stay at the Instituto Nacional de Electricidad y Energías Limpias (INEEL). The authors thank the Laboratorio Nacional de Estructura de Macromoléculas (Conacyt 315896) for the 1H RMN analysis, Dra. Mary Cruz Resendiz González for SEM images, and Dr. René Guardian Tapia by XRD analysis.

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Vergara-Juárez, F., Baray-Calderón, A., León-Silva, U. et al. Effect of incorporating silica extracted from natural source in poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl). J Polym Res 28, 485 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02852-z

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