Photoconductivity in a Photocrosslinkable Second Order Nonlinear Optical Polymer

Abstract

Photoconductivity measurements on stable photocrosslinkable nonlinear optical polymer - PVCN (polyvinylcinnamate)/CNNB-R (3-cinnamoyloxy-4-4-(N,N- diethylamino)-2-cinnamoyloxy phenvlazo nitrobenzene) are reported. Photoconductivity in this polymer system, in both crosslinked and uncrosslinked states, was observed without introducing any sensitizer or carrier-transport agents. Absorption of CNNB-R ( lambda peak = 518 nm) results in photocarrier generation and it is conjectured that CNNB-R also plays a role in the carrier transport. Such polymers are candidate materials for photorefraction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1992
Accession Number
ADA251624

Entities

People

  • Jayant Ram Kumar
  • Jooyoung Lee
  • Lian Li
  • Sukant K. Tripathy
  • Yaping Yang

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Chemistry
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Diffraction
  • Films
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Absorption
  • Photoconductivity
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Surface Warfare
  • Transport Ships
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology