Molecular engineering of D-A-D type thiophen-based polymers consisting of quinoline moieties for electrochromism and energy storage

Key Points

• To develop electrochromic materials using D-A-D type thiophene-based polymers featuring quinoline moieties for improved energy storage.
• Synthesized D-A-D type thiophene-based monomers HDMQT, HDPQT, and HPAQT.
• Conducted electrochemical polymerization to form polymer films on ITO substrates.
• Characterized the resultant polymers for their electrochromic properties.
• Successfully created conjugated polymers from synthesized monomers.
• Demonstrated that the polymers exhibit electrochromic behavior and high energy storage capabilities.