Photoresponsive conductive polymer network based on azobenzene bridging crosslinked polycarbazole for boosting solar thermal storage
| dc.contributor.author | Sert S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ayranci R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Çılgı G.K. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ak M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-10T11:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-10T11:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Azobenzene is one of the most extensively researched multifunctional chromophores and azobenzene including materials has a wide variety of applications due to their photoisomerization behavior. In this study, electroactive and light-harvesting carbazole and photoresponsive azobenzene units have been combined with a special macromolecular design. In this design the azo groups can be effectively isomerized in solid state, and free-standing films can be obtained by the electrochemical method. Thermal characterizations of both monomer and polymer have been performed and isomerization kinetics and solar-thermal properties have been investigated. The half-life at 60 °C and the gravimetric energy storage density of polymer was calculated as 103 min and 179.9 j g−1, respectively. Cross-linked polycarbazole structure causes dramatically increased solar thermal storage and half-life compared to respective monomer and brought unexpected mechanical and solvatochromic properties. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.1016/j.solmat.2024.113184 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/43782 | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier B.V. | |
| dc.title | Photoresponsive conductive polymer network based on azobenzene bridging crosslinked polycarbazole for boosting solar thermal storage | |
| dc.type | Article |