Chapter 10: Electrochemical properties and electrochromic device applications of polycarbazole derivatives

Abstract

Carbazole-based conducting polymers have attracted interest due to their unique properties allowing for various optoelectronic applications such as electroluminescence, photoconductivity, electrochromic and photorefractive materials. Although electrochromic properties of carbazole-containing conducting polymers have not been studied in detail compared with other conductive polymers such as polythiophene and polypyrrole, potential application of the polycarbazole in electrochromic devices is very promising due to their easy functionation, high stability and good transparency in one redox state. In this chapter, electrochemistry, electrochromic properties and electrochromic device applications of polycarbazole have been summarized. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019.