Ozkut, Merve IcliAtak, SamedOnal, Ahmet M.Cihaner, AtillaChemical Engineering2024-07-052024-07-052011670959-94281364-550110.1039/c0jm04285d2-s2.0-79954601689https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm04285dhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/1556Onal, ahmet muhtar/0000-0003-0644-7180The optical and electrochemical properties of a regioregular and soluble alkylenedioxyselenophene-based electrochromic polymer, namely poly(3,3-didecyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-selenopheno[3,4-b][1,4] dioxepine (PProDOS-C-10), which is synthesized by electrochemical polymerization, are highlighted. It is noted that this unique polymer has a low band gap (1.58 eV) and is exceptionally stable under ambient atmospheric conditions. Polymer films retain 97% of their electroactivity after 40 000 cycles. The percentage transmittance of a PProDOS-C10 film was found to be 56.4% at 638 nm and 55.8% at 700 nm. Furthermore, this novel soluble PProDOS-C10 polymer shows an electrochromic behavior: a color change from pure blue to a highly transparent state in a low switching time (1.0 s) during oxidation, with high coloration efficiencies (328 cm 2 C-1 at 638 nm and 319 cm(2) C-1 at 700 nm) when compared to its thiophene analogue.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keyword Available]Article211452685272WOS:000288659500013