<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Electro-optic (EO) polymers, possessing high EO coefficient and low dielectric constant, are considered to be a new generation of nonlinear optical materials that have great application prospect in photo-communication, information storage, and data processing. The host-guest structure of EO polymers is the most typical one in this field. However, the phase separation during polarization between the host polymer and the guest nonlinear optical molecule (NLO) limits potential applications of the material. To solve the problem, a new synthetic method was designed in this paper. First, 2,4-dinitroaniline was grafted to phenol polyphosphazene by chemical method for polar improvement of the main chain. Then, another small NLO molecule was mixed into the polymer by physical method for further improvement of EO coefficient. The preparation process was studied and the structure of the product was characterized. The effects of different NLO mixing proportions and different polarizing temperatures on EO coefficient were investigated in details. Orientation stability of the sample was tested. Experimental results show that our products possess not only high EO coefficient but also good phase stability, which makes them good candidates for the application in information technology.</p></abstract>

Electro-optic (EO) polymers, possessing high EO coefficient and low dielectric constant, are considered to be a new generation of nonlinear optical materials that have great application prospect in photo-communication, information storage, and data processing. The host-guest structure of EO polymers is the most typical one in this field. However, the phase separation during polarization between the host polymer and the guest nonlinear optical molecule (NLO) limits potential applications of the material. To solve the problem, a new synthetic method was designed in this paper. First, 2,4-dinitroaniline was grafted to phenol polyphosphazene by chemical method for polar improvement of the main chain. Then, another small NLO molecule was mixed into the polymer by physical method for further improvement of EO coefficient. The preparation process was studied and the structure of the product was characterized. The effects of different NLO mixing proportions and different polarizing temperatures on EO coefficient were investigated in details. Orientation stability of the sample was tested. Experimental results show that our products possess not only high EO coefficient but also good phase stability, which makes them good candidates for the application in information technology.

Structure and performance optimization of phenol polyphosphazene grafted by 2,4-dinitroaniline containing small nonlinear optical molecules

Harbin University of Science and Technology

Harbin Research Institute of Electrical Instruments

Materials Science-Poland

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Electro-optic (EO) polymers, possessing high EO coefficient and low dielectric constant, are considered to be a new generation of nonlinear optical materials...

Structure and performance optimization of phenol polyphosphazene grafted by 2,4-dinitroaniline containing small nonlinear optical molecules

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 541 - 546

Otrzymano: 10 lis 2016

Przyjęty: 23 kwi 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0055

Słowa kluczowe
phenol polyphosphazene, EO polymer, 2, 4-dinitroaniline, NLO, information technology

© 2019 Ying Zhang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Structure and performance optimization of phenol polyphosphazene grafted by 2,4-dinitroaniline containing small nonlinear optical molecules

Data publikacji: 30 gru 2019

Zakres stron: 541 - 546

Otrzymano: 10 lis 2016

Przyjęty: 23 kwi 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2019-0055

Słowa kluczowephenol polyphosphazene, EO polymer, 2, 4-dinitroaniline, NLO, information technology

© 2019 Ying Zhang et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
phenol polyphosphazene, EO polymer, 2, 4-dinitroaniline, NLO, information technology