Free-Standing Blatter Radical Polymer Thin Films: Precise Nanometer Thickness Tuning and Redox- Optical Properties

Key Points

• The aim is to polymerize Blatter radicals into free-standing thin films while maintaining their redox properties for electrochemical applications.
• Polymerization of air-stable Blatter radicals
• Creation of processable thin films
• Analysis of redox properties
• Successfully achieved nanometer thickness tuning in thin films
• Retained redox properties suitable for electrochemical applications
• Demonstrated potential for use in redox flow batteries and metal-ion batteries