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Molecular engineering of a 2,5-dithiophen-2-yl-pyrrole-bridged terpyridine-Fe(II) coordination polymer toward
Yuting Song1, Hui Qiao2, Lin Cheng1
1College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. China. taojiayu@fafu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Electrochromic energy-storage materials are of great interest due to their ability to simultaneously achieve reversible color modulation and charge storage, with molecular engineering playing a key role in performance optimization. Herein, a terpyridine-Fe-coordinated conjugated polymer (FeSNSTPy) incorporating a 2,5-dithiophen-2-yl-pyrrole (SNS) π-bridge was successfully constructed. The polymer exhibits a dual electrochromic response arising from SNS backbone doping and Fe(II)/Fe(III)-associated MLCT modulation. FeSNSTPy delivers an optical contrast of 34%, fast switching kinetics (tc/tb = 2.4/2.5 s), and a high coloration efficiency of 626.54 cm2 C-1, together with good cycling stability (91% retention after 100 cycles and 77% after 250 cycles). Moreover, the FeSNSTPy film exhibits an areal capacitance of 2.74 mF cm-2 at 0.1 mA cm-2, demonstrating its promising electrochemical energy-storage capability. This work provides a feasible strategy for developing multi-state electrochromic coordination polymers toward advanced electrochromic energy-storage applications.
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