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Electrochemical Synthesis of Covalently Bonded Poly (3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene)–Carbon Nanotubes Composite with Enhanced Electrochromic Properties

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A Poly (3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene)–Carbon Nanotubes (PEDOT–CNT) composite electrochromic material, connected by interfacial covalent bonds, was successfully synthesized by electrochemical copolymerization of 3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene with thiophene-2-methylamine functionalized CNT. The molecular and aggregate structures of PEDOT–CNT were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The electrochemical behavior and electrochromic properties of PEDOT–CNT were measured by CV (cyclic voltammetry), UV–Vis (ultraviolet visible spectroscopy) and EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy). The test results show that the electrochromic performance of PEDOT–CNT is better than that of neat PEDOT. As the percentage of carbon nanotubes increases, the contrast and response speed of the composites increase accordingly. The PEDOT film has a contrast under square-wave potential of 0.54, a coloring time of 6.42 s, and a fading time of 2.54 s. Compared with PEDOT, the contrasts of PEDOT–CNT-3%, PEDOT–CNT-5% and PEDOT–CNT-7% are increased by 31%, 33%, and 89%, respectively. The response speeds of PEDOT–CNT-5% increase to coloring time of 3.51 s and fading time of 1.37 s.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52073227) and Opening Project of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Calcium Carbonate Resources Comprehensive Utilization (HZXYKFKT201804).

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    Shanxin Xiong, Jiaojiao Zhang, Xiaoqin Wang, Runlan Zhang, Ming Gong, Bohua Wu, Jia Chu, Mengnan Qu & Zhen Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Coal Resources Exploration and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xi’an, 710021, People’s Republic of China

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  3. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Calcium Carbonate Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hezhou University, Hezhou, 542899, People’s Republic of China

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Xiong, S., Zhang, J., Wang, X. et al. Electrochemical Synthesis of Covalently Bonded Poly (3, 4-dioxyethylthiophene)–Carbon Nanotubes Composite with Enhanced Electrochromic Properties. J. Electron. Mater. 50, 2389–2399 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-08741-x

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