Electrochromic polymers with multiple redox couples applied to monitor energy storage states of supercapacitors

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 May 14;56(39):5275-5278. doi: 10.1039/d0cc00690d. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Abstract

Two electrochromic polymers based on thiophene-benzene derivatives were prepared using an electrochemical method and exhibited multiple separate redox couples due to the introduction of side chains. The energy storage states of electrochromic supercapacitors based on the resulting polymers could be monitored by their appearance colour.