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Synthesis and electrochromic properties of polybismaleimides containing triphenylamine units

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The bismaleimide (BMI) monomer containing triphenylamine was prepared firstly. Then BMI was reacted with different diamines by Michael addition to obtain prepolymers, respectively. Finally, polyimides (PIs) were obtained through melting procedure. The effects of the structure of BMI moiety and thermal curing condition on thermal stability of PIs were studied by thermogravimetric analysis. PIs have excellent processing properties for film casting. Cyclic voltammetry of PI films was carried out on an indium-doped tin oxide-coated glass substrate. Results which exhibit two reversible oxidations at 0.71–0.78 and 1.06–1.16 V vs Ag/AgCl. The electrochromic performance was investigated by spectroelectrochemical methods. These anodically coloring polymer films not only showed good electrochromic properties but also exhibited high optical contrast ratio of transmittance with a color changing from yellow to green. After 100 cyclic switches, the polymer films still retained excellent redox and electrochromic activity.

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The authors are grateful to the support from the National Science Foundation of China (grant no. 51373049, 51372055, 51273056, and 21372067), Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (20132301120004 and 20132301110001), Foundation of Heilongjiang Education Bureau (12531504), and Foundation of Heilongjiang University Innovator Group (no. hdtd-2010-11).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150086, People’s Republic of China

    Yan Ji, Haijun Niu, Haiyang Zhang, Jiwei Cai, Cheng Wang & Xuduo Bai

  2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, People’s Republic of China

    Wenjun Wu

  3. School of Material Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150080, People’s Republic of China

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Ji, Y., Niu, H., Zhang, H. et al. Synthesis and electrochromic properties of polybismaleimides containing triphenylamine units. J Solid State Electrochem 18, 1537–1544 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-013-2371-1

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