Ertan, SalihErtan, SalihCihaner, AtillaKaynak, CevdetCihaner, AtillaChemical Engineering2024-07-052024-07-052017100887-624X1099-051810.1002/pola.287792-s2.0-85032262785https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.28779https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/2986ertan, salih/0000-0001-8852-1879Alkyl-substituted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) cage is combined with 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene under the same roof. The corresponding monomer called EDOT-POSS is used to get soluble poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT-POSS) analogue. Both chemically and electrochemically obtained polymers are soluble in common organic solvents like dichloromethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, and so forth. The PEDOT-POSS has somewhat higher band gap (1.71 eV at 618 nm) than its parent PEDOT (1.60 eV at 627 nm) and as expected the PEDOT-POSS exhibits higher optical contrast (74% at 618 nm) and coloration efficiency (582 cm(2)/C for 100% switching), lower switching time (0.9 s), higher electrochemical stability (93% of its electroactivity retains after 5000 cycles under ambient conditions) when compared to the PEDOT. A number of advantages of the PEDOT-POSS over the PEDOT can make it a promising material in the areas of electro-optical applications. (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesselectrochromismPEDOTpolyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanePOSSthiopheneArticle552339353941WOS:000417413900013