Enhanced poling efficiency in rigid-flexible dendritic nonlinear optical chromophores

Resistive memory devices based on novel functionalized poly(aryl ether)s with pendant azobenzene

We designed and synthesized two novel azobenzene functionalized poly(aryl ether)s (PAEs), PAE-azo-1 and PAE-azo-2, from a new azobenzene monomer via nucleophilic aromatic substitution polycondensation. This direct polymerization approach via azobenzene monomer has the advantages of controlling the distribution and amount of the azobenzene chromophores in the polymer. Both of the polymers showed very good thermal stability and excellent solubility for future application in the electronics industry. These polymers were fabricated as films by simple spin-coating and both of them were then prepared as sandwich memory devices. PAE-azo-1 and PAE-azo-2 exhibit write-once-read-many-times-type memory behavior, which can be encoded as “0” and “1,” and possess the low operation voltage below −3.0 V. The memory mechanism was investigated through ultraviolet–visible optical absorption spectrum and the cyclic voltammetry. These obtained results indicate that the novel azobenzene functionalized PAEs are a promising candidate for low power consumption and high-performance materials for data storage.

Preparation of Main-Chain Polymers Based on Novel Monomers with D-π-A Structure for Application in Organic Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Materials with Good Long-Term Stability

Main-chain nonlinear optical polymers based on novel chromophores with special structures presented good solubility in most of the organic solvents. Polymers PE-1 and PE-2 attained the thermal decomposition temperatures of 305 and 223 °C and glass transition temperatures of 113 and 108 °C, and exhibited only negligible decay in the SHG signal baked at 85 °C over hundreds of hours, respectively. The SHG coefficients of poled films from polymers PE-1 and PE-2 were 26.3 and 35.8 pm/V, respectively. These results indicated that this class of polymers can be used in the preparation of organic electro-optic devices.

Research of the optimum molar ratio between guest and host chromophores in binary chromophore systems for excellent electro-optic activity

A series of binary chromophore systems were designed and prepared. The optimum molar ratio (OMR) between guest and host chromophores was first systematically explored in the BCSs. When at the OMR, there is the biggest EO coefficient growth rate.