Structure-Performance Correlations in Electrochromic Behaviors of Terpyridine-Metal Hybrid Materials

E-ISSN： 1662-9752|2016|852|156-163

ISSN： 0255-5476

Source： Materials Science Forum, Vol.2016, Iss.852, 2016-05, pp. : 156-163

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Abstract

Exploring the structure-property relationships is a fundamental but significant work for the design of new molecular. Rationaly designing of electrochromic materials that can switch rapidly and durably requires sophisticated understanding of the correlations between molecular structure and the performance. This work presents four electro-polymerizable metallosupramolecular coordinations self-assembled from triphenylamine-based terpyridine ligands and metal ions (Fe2+, Ru2+). The polymerized metal complexes can exhibit reversible change of the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption intensity. Along with the increase of voltage, the intensity of MLCT absorption peaks gradually reduced to disappear. Structure/performance correlations in electrochromic performance, especially the influence of different ligands and metal ions upon the coloration efficiency have been discussed.