Viologens are known as an excellent electron acceptor and a versatile supramolecular building block, the physical property of which can be tuned by varying N-substitution. Herein, we present class unprecedented quinoid-viologen conjugates wherein quinoidal unit is incorporated part extended π-system viologen units through Such molecules show intriguing optical electronic properties inherited fr...

Ordered nanocone arrays of the electroactive polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) were fabricated by the simultaneous oxygen plasma etching of an electrodeposited PEDOT thin film coated with a hexagonally closed packed polystyrene bead monolayer. PEDOT nanocone arrays with an intercone spacing of 200 nm and an average nanocone height of 350 nm exhibited a low broadband reflectivity ...

This paper reports a new type of transmitting mode electrochromic device that uses the high-contrast electrochromism of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and operates at long-wavelength infrared (8-12 μm) . To maximize the transmittance contrast and transmittance contrast ratio of the device for thermal camouflage, we control the thickness of the thin PEDOT layer from 25 nm to 400 nm and...

Abstract Hiding terrestrial objects from aerial monitoring has long been an important objective in national security and public safety. However, the diversity of environments raises great challenges to traditional camouflages optimized for a single spectral band or type background environment, rendering them vulnerable other bands backgrounds. Herein, we experimentally demonstrate simultaneous ...

The Pd-complex-catalyzed polymerization of 2,7-dibromo-9,9-dihexylfluorene, 2,5-dibromo-3-hexylthiophene, and 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dioctyloxybenzene with 3,5-diethynyl-4-methoxy[1,1';4',1'']terphenyl afforded poly(aryleneethynylene)s (PAEs), Polymer-1, Polymer-2, and Polymer-3, respectively; the Pd-complexcatalyzed polymerization of the same with 1,3-diethynylbenzene afforded PAEs, Polymer-4, Polyme...