Visible-Light Photolabile, Charge-Convertible Poly(ionic liquid) for Light-degradable Films and Carbon-Based Electronics

Tongtong Zhou, Yuan Lei, Hanzhi Zhang, Ping Zhang, Casey Yan, Zijian Zheng, Yongming Chen, You Yu

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Abstract

We report for the first time an innovative visible-light photolabile poly(ionic liquid) (VP-PIL). The as-prepared VP-PIL features low Tg(47 °C), good thermal stability (Td≈ 284 °C) and solubility in ranges of polar solvents. Upon blue light irradiation (∼452 nm), C-O bonds of picolinuim units are photocleaved, and the charges of PILs are simultaneously converted from positive to negative. Taking full advantages of these excellent properties of VP-PIL, a visible light degradable film for the first time is fabricated. Moreover, to demonstrate its applications in electronics, we prepared high-quality VP-PIL-containing conductive ink for flexible interconnects and graphene electrodes for supercapacitors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23431-23436
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume8
Issue number36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2016

Keywords

  • degradable layer-by-layer films
  • flexible electronics
  • picolinium ester
  • responsive poly(ionic liquid)s
  • visible-light-based photochemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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