Development of Multifunctional Polymers.

Abstract

This final report summarizes research works on photorefractive materials which are single chain, fully functionalized polymers. Three polymeric systems were described, namely, functionalized polyurethanes, functionalized conjugated polymers and polyimides containing porphyrin moieties. Detailed synthetic procedures were outlined. Extensive physical studies, including photoconductivity measurements, electro-optic measurements and two beam coupling studies were carried out. The results revealed the unique features for fully functional, photorefractive polymers. This work also lead to the development of a novel synthetic methodology for polycondensation by utilizing the Stille coupling reaction. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA306134

Entities

People

  • Luping Yu

Organizations

  • University of Chicago

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Conjugated Polymers
  • Energy Transfer
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Refractive Index
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Polymer Science and Technology
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