Azo Polymers for Reversible Optical Storage.11. Poly(4,4'-(1- Methylidene)Bisphenylene-3-4-(4-Nitrophenylazo)Phenyl3-Aza-Pentanedionate).
Abstract
Poly(4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bisphenylene 3-(4-(4-nitrophenylazo)phenyl-3-aza-pentanedioate! (pMNAP) was synthesized through the condensation polymerization of 4,4'-isopropylidene-bis-phenol and N-4-(4-NITROPHENYLAZO)PHENYLimido diacetyl chloride. The polymer solution in tetrahydrofuran (THF) was spin-coated onto a glass substrate to form a film and the process of reversibly photoinduced birefringence was tested. The birefringence induced in the film was observed at a level of 0.04. The biexponential fitting of the birefringence growth and relaxation curves shows two kinds of processes. A fairly low birefringence relaxation occurs after the light is turned off, about 12% at room temperature and less than 50% at 138 deg C, close to the glass transition temperature (152 deg C). pMNAP decomposes at about 160 deg C which prevents its use as a material for optical storage.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 28, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA306626
Entities
People
- Almeria L. Natansohn
- Paula A. Rochon
- Xianghai Meng
Organizations
- Queen's University