重氮偶合方法合成主链型光响应偶氮聚合物

提出了一种利用重氮偶合方法合成主链偶氮聚合物的新方法,合成了一种主链含有假芪型偶氮生色团的聚合物.对合成聚合物的结构、热性能以及光响应性能进行了详细表征.在线偏振激光的作用下,聚合物膜中的偶氮苯生色团发生光致取向,用偏振紫外-可见光光谱测量了此聚合物膜的二向色性,得到聚合物膜的取向有序度为0.03.用波长为488 nm,能量密度为150 mW/cm2的相干Ar+激光对聚合物膜照射1000 s,得到形貌规整的正弦波形表面起伏光栅,光栅的周期为900 nm,起伏深度为89 nm.     

新型支化侧链偶氮聚电解质的合成与性能研究

通过后重氮偶合的方法合成了一种含支化侧链偶氮苯生色团的聚电解质 (PBANT AC) .用IR、NMR、DSC、UV和元素分析等手段对聚合物的结构和性能进行了表征 .研究发现 ,在不同比例的水和四氢呋喃混合溶剂中PBANT AC的紫外 可见光光谱有很大的差别 .这种差别反映了PBANT AC分子中的偶氮苯生色团的不同聚集状态 .通过静电吸附逐层自组装的方法将PBANT AC分子组装成多层膜 .在 488nm的偏振Ar+ 激光的照射下 ,聚合物薄膜中的偶氮苯生色团可发生光致取向 ,取向有序度约 0 0 5 .偶氮苯生色团的顺反异构化反应使H 聚集体在光照后发生解聚集     

支化侧链偶氮聚电解质的光致二向色性和表面起伏光栅

通过后重氮偶合的方法合成了两种含支化侧链偶氮苯生色团的聚电解质PBANT AC和PBACT AC .用红外光谱、氢核磁共振谱、紫外 可见光光谱、热分析和元素分析等手段对聚合物的结构和性能进行了表征 .在 4 88nm的偏振Ar+ 激光的照射下 ,聚合物薄膜中的偶氮苯生色团可发生光致取向 ,取向有序度分别为 0 12和 0 0 9.在干涉偏振激光束的照射下 ,两种聚合物旋涂膜表面均形成了规则的正弦表面起伏光栅 ,其起伏深度分别为 4 0nm和 80nm左右 .用氦氖激光实时检测 ,测定了两种旋涂膜表面起伏光栅的一级衍射效率随光照时间的变化关系 .     

一种光交联电光聚合物的合成及其外部电光测量

合成了一种新的带有光交联基团的电光聚合物,其高分子基体是双酚A环氧树脂,二阶非线性生色团对硝基苯胺和光交联基团肉桂酰氯都键接在高分子链上.将聚合物溶解后旋涂成膜,对薄膜进行电晕极化.极化的后阶段用紫外光照射,使聚合物体系交联成网络结构,形成生色团取向长时间稳定的聚合物电光薄膜.用这种聚合物电光薄膜构成外部电光调制系统,测量了共面波导上的电信号.     

表面起伏光栅形成速率的影响规律Ⅱ.偶氮生色团上甲基取代基的影响

设计并合成了偶氮生色团上含有不同数目甲基取代基的环氧树脂类偶氮高分子 .研究了偶氮生色团上甲基取代对表面起伏光栅形成速率的影响规律 .实验结果表明 ,在偶氮生色团上引入甲基取代基使光栅形成的速率明显减慢 ,引入甲基数目越多 ,光栅形成速率就越慢 .     

主链型偶氮聚酯的合成和光响应性研究

合成了一种主链含偶氮生色团的线性聚酯,用核磁共振、热分析、紫外-可见光谱、红外光谱、GPC等方法对其结构进行了表征.该聚合物膜在线偏振激光的作用下,光致取向形成的双折射各向异性Δn可达0.07.聚合物的旋涂膜经干涉的P偏振488nmAr⁺激光照射60min后,得到了规则的正弦表面起伏光栅,光栅的一级衍射效率约为18%.     

PET表面接枝偶氮聚合物和光致取向研究

合成了一种丙烯酸酯类含芳香族偶氮生色团的单体ANB .以二苯甲酮为引发剂 ,采用固相紫外光接枝方法将上述单体接枝到聚酯 (PET)膜的表面 ,得到了一种具有光响应性的接枝膜 .通过SEM研究了接枝膜的表面和断面的形貌 ,观察到偶氮接枝层均匀地覆盖了PET表面 ,接枝层厚度约 0 4μm .研究发现 ,当使用488nm的线偏振激光照射接枝膜时 ,偶氮生色团通过快速的顺反异构化反应在垂直于偏振光极化方向上发生取向 ,得到了具有光学各向异性表面的PET接枝膜 .接枝膜的取向是一个快速过程 ,取向有序度参数在 2min时即达到最大值 ,为 0 0 6左右     

主链型聚氨酯光动力高分子的合成与表征

合成了一种主链含推拉电子型偶氮苯基团的聚氨酯光动力高分子 .对聚合物的结构、热性能及光学性能进行了表征 .此聚合物为主链含假芪型偶氮生色团的无定形高分子 .用 4 88nmAr+ 激光对聚合物薄膜进行光加工 ,得到了规则的正弦表面起伏光栅 ,其起伏深度大于 2 0 0nm .光栅的一级衍射效率可达 2 4 % .     

表面起伏光栅形成速率的影响规律 Ⅰ.偶氮生色团种类和官能度的影响

设计并合成了含有不同生色团以及不同官能度的环氧树脂基偶氮高分子 ,系统研究了偶氮生色团的种类和官能度对光栅形成速率的影响规律 .实验结果表明 ,偶氮苯对位是羧基的聚合物的光栅形成速率明显快于偶氮苯对位是硝基的聚合物 ,光栅形成速率随偶氮生色团官能度的增加而加快 .这两类聚合物都可以形成规整的可擦式表面起伏光栅     

双组分偶氮聚合物胶体球制备及其光致形变行为研究

研究了2种环氧树脂类含4-氨基-4′-硝基偶氮苯和4-氨基-4′-羧基偶氮苯生色团聚合物(BP-AZ-NT、BP-AZ-CA)双组分胶体球的制备和光致形变行为.通过在上述聚合物的四氢呋喃溶液中逐步加水诱导自组装的方法,得到了BP-AZ-CA/BP-AZ-NT双组分胶体球.在上述两种聚合物自组装形成胶体球过程中,较为疏水的BP-AZ-NT分子先发生聚集,而较亲水的BP-AZ-CA则在形成的胶体颗粒表面发生进一步聚集.在胶体球形成过程中,体系的临界水含量(CWC)主要由BP-AZ-NT发生聚集时的水含量决定,双组分胶体球的外层则含较多的BP-AZ-CA分子.比较单组分胶体球与双组分胶体球在线偏振Ar+激光(488nm,100mW/cm2)照射下的形变行为,进一步证实了通过上述方法可以制备BP-AZ-CA和BP-AZ-NT双组份的胶体球;胶体球形变时的初始拉伸速率由胶体球的外层聚合物分子的性质所决定。     

Photoinduced self-structured surface pattern on a molecular azo glass film: structure-property relationship and wavelength correlation

In this study, three series of star-shaped molecular azo glasses were synthesized, and self-structured surface pattern formation on the azo compound films was studied by laser irradiation at different wavelengths. The molecular azo glasses were synthesized from three core precursors (Tr-AN, Tr-35AN, Tr-H35AN), which were prepared by ring-opening reactions between 1,3,5-triglycidyl isocyanurate and corresponding aniline derivatives. The star-shaped azo compounds were obtained through azo-coupling reactions between the core precursors and diazonium salts of 4-chloroaniline, 4-aminobenzonitrile, and 4-nitroaniline, respectively. By using the two-step reaction scheme, three series of azo compounds with different structures were obtained. The core precursors and azo compounds were characterized by using (1)H NMR, FT-IR, UV-vis, mass spectrometry, and thermal analyses. The self-structured surface pattern formation on films of the azo compounds was studied by irradiating the azo compound films with a normal-incident laser beam at different wavelengths (488, 532, and 589 nm). The results show that the photoinduced surface pattern formation behavior is closely related to the structure of the azo compounds, excitation wavelength, and light polarization conditions. The absorption band position of the π-π* transition is mainly determined by the electron-withdrawing groups on the azo chromophores. When the excitation wavelength is between λ(max) and the band tail at the longer wavelength side, the self-structured surface patterns can be more efficiently induced to form on the films. The 3,5-dimethyl substitution on azo chromophores inhibits the surface pattern formation for certain excitation wavelengths. Increasing molecular interaction also shows an effect of restraining the surface pattern formation. The irradiations with linearly and circularly polarized light cause significant differences in the alignment manner of the pillarlike structures and their saturated height.     

含双偶氮生色团的环氧树脂类聚合物的合成与表征

通过重氮偶合反应制备了含氨基取代基的假芪型偶氮小分子,并将其再配制成重氮盐,在极性溶剂中与含苯胺残基的环氧前体聚合物进行重氮偶合反应,制备了3种含双偶氮生色团的环氧树脂基聚合物BP-2A-35-CN、BP-2A-35-NT和BP-2A-35-2NT.利用仪器分析手段对其结构和热性能进行了表征;采用干涉激光辐照的方法,研究了不同取代基团对聚合物的光致表面起伏光栅形成过程的影响.研究结果表明,在相同光照条件下,BP-2A-35-CN和BP-2A-35-NT膜表面可形成正弦波形起伏光栅,但BP-2A-35-2NT膜表面无法形成明显的起伏结构.     

Epoxy-based azo polymers with high chromophore density: Synthesis,characterization and photoinduced birefringence

Three epoxy-based azo polymers(PEP-AZ-Cl,PEP-AZ-CN and PEP-AZ-NT) with high chromophore density were synthesized by using post-polymerization azo-coupling reactions between epoxy-based precursor polymer(PEP-AN) and diazonium salts of 4-chloroaniline,4-aminobenzonitrile and 4-nitroaniline,respectively.The structures and properties of the azo polymers were characterized by using ~1H-NMR,FT-IR,UV-Vis and thermal analyses.The photoinduced birefringence of the azo polymers was studied by irradiating spin-coated films of the polymers with laser beam at three different wavelengths(488,532,and 589 nm).The results indicate that the photoinduced birefringence of the azo polymers is related with the electron-withdrawing group on azo chromophores and the excitation wavelength.The excitation wavelength that can cause the efficient responses is determined by the absorption band positions of the azo chromophores,which are mainly affected by the electron-withdrawing group on the chromophores.Therefore,the azo polymers containing chromophores with different electron-withdrawing groups show different responsive behavior to the irradiation light at different wavelengths.When irradiated with 488 nm light,PEP-AZ-Cl shows the shortest time to reach the saturated birefringence but with the lowest saturation birefringence level compared with the other two azo polymers.When irradiated with 532 nm light,PEP-AZ-CN shows the shortest time to reach the saturated birefringence.When irradiated with 532 and 589 nm light,PEP-AZ-NT shows the highest saturation birefringence level.     

一种具有可逆光加工特性的偶氮聚电解质的合成与表征

合成一种具有可逆光加工特性的偶氮聚电解质(PAA-AZ),用核磁、热分析、紫外-可见光谱、接触角及GPC等手段对其进行了结构和性能表征.PAA-AZ的旋涂膜用线偏振Ar+激光照射一段时间,在原子力显微镜(AFM)下观测其表面,膜表面形成了规整有序纳米尺寸的三维表面图案表面起伏光栅(起伏深度为100nm).用氦氖激光检测了PAA-AZ旋涂膜一级衍射效率与光照时间的关系.     

Structuring cholesteric polysiloxanes by photoinduced rotational diffusion

Cholesteric polysiloxanes containing an azo dye were irradiated with linearly or circularly polarized laser light or with the unpolarized light from a HgXe lamp. Photoinduced rotational diffusion was observed leading to new textures with a completely different orientational distribution of the chromophoric and the mesogenic side chains. A broad variety of new structures was detected depending on the polarization state of the light, the helical arrangement of the azo dye and the optional application of an electrical d.c. field. The new structures were characterized by spectroscopy with polarized light. Co-operative reorientation of chromophoric and mesogenic side chains was proven. The formation of a Bragg grating upon short term irradiation with linearly polarized light was observed. Continued irradiation leads in most cases to a strongly birefringent texture with a high dichroic ratio of the azo dye resembling a planar nematic texture. With circularly polarized light or with unpolarized light, a uniaxial homeotropic texture appeared predominantly. The formation of the new textures occurred in the glassy state of the samples leading to new structures with good optical quality and an exceptionally good long-term stability.     

Bragg-type polarization gratings formed in thick polymer films containing azobenzene and tolane moieties

Holographic gratings were formed in thick polymer films containing azobenzene and diphenylacetylene (tolane) moieties in the Bragg regime. Amorphous polymers containing various contents of the azobenzene moiety with photosensitivity and the tolane moiety with large birefringence in the side chain were synthesized, and optically transparent thick polymer films were prepared. The films were irradiated with a linearly polarized beam from an Ar+ laser (488 nm), and the transmittance of a He-Ne laser beam (633 nm) through a pair of crossed polarizers, with the film between them, was measured to estimate a photoinduced birefringence (deltan). The value of deltan increased with an increase in the tolane moiety content in the polymer films. When two linearly polarized beams at 488 nm were interfered in the film, a diffraction beam was observed, and the maximum diffraction efficiency (eta) increased with the tolane moiety content. In the film containing 70 mol% of the tolane moiety, the highest eta of 99% was achieved, and angular selectivity due to Bragg diffraction was clearly observed. We consider the cooperative molecular motion of the tolane moieties to be induced by the photoinduced change in alignment of the azobenzene moieties even if the polymers show no liquid-crystalline phase. When two orthogonal circularly polarized beams were allowed to interfere in the film, a Bragg-type polarization grating was formed. It was found that the value of eta reached 90% within 920 ms.     

Duplication of photoinduced azo polymer surface-relief gratings through a soft lithographic approach

In this work, a soft lithographic approach has been developed to duplicate photoinduced surface-relief-gratings (SRGs) of azo polymer films to generate the surface pattern replicas composed of different materials on various substrates. For this purpose, thin films of an epoxy-based azo polymer (BP-AZ-CA) were prepared by spin-coating, and SRGs with different structures were inscribed by exposing the films to interference patterns of Ar(+) laser beams at modest intensity (150 mW/cm(2)). Using the azo polymer films as masters, stamps of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) were prepared by replica molding. The PDMS stamps were then used to transfer the solutions of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT), and BP-AZ-CA to different substrates by contact printing. Through this process, surface pattern replicas made of the functional materials were obtained. The pattern formation and quality depended on the factors such as the solution concentration, contacting time in the printing process, and printing pressure. Under the proper conditions, the printed patterns showed the same grating periods as the masters and the same relief depths as the stamps (replicas of the masters). This approach, showing some attractive characteristics such as the easiness of master preparation and the versatility of soft fabrication processes, can be applied to the fabrications of optical functional surfaces, sensors, and photonic devices.     

Fabrication of photoprocessible azo polymer microwires through a soft lithographic approach

In this work, a soft lithographic approach has been developed to fabricate free-standing azo polymer microwires with unique photoprocessible characteristics. In the process, an epoxy-based azo polymer (BP-AZ-CA) was used to prepare both the soft lithographic masters and the microwires. The masters were prepared by photofabricating surface relief gratings on BP-AZ-CA thin films. Then the elastomeric stamps were prepared by replica molding of poly(dimethylsiloxane) prepolymer against the masters. With use of the stamps and a solution of BP-AZ-CA as "ink", the microwires were prepared by contact printing and wet etching. The microwires possessed a uniform sub-micrometer-scale transverse dimension and macroscopic longitudinal dimension. Those characteristic sizes depended on the adjustable features of the masters and stamps used in the process. The transverse dimension of the microwires could be altered after exposure to a linearly polarized Ar+ laser single beam with the polarization direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the microwires. Upon irradiation of interfering p-polarized Ar+ laser beams, regular surface relief structures could be inscribed on the microwires along the longitudinal direction, which coincided with both the polarization direction of the laser beams and the grating vector direction of the interference pattern. The microwires with photoprocessible properties are potentially usable as sub-micrometer-scale materials in future miniaturized components and devices. The approach reported in this work can be further extended to the fabrication of nano-/microwires from other polymeric materials.     

Stretching effect of linearly polarized Ar+ laser single-beam on azo polymer colloidal spheres

This work shows that a linearly polarized Ar+ laser single-beam irradiation can cause stretching deformation of azo polymer colloidal spheres along the polarization direction of the laser beam. An epoxy-based polymer, containing 4-amino-4'-carboxyazobenzene at each repeat unit, was used to construct the colloidal spheres. The colloidal spheres were prepared by gradual hydrophobic aggregation of the polymeric chains in a THF/H2O dispersion medium, which was induced by a steady increase in the water content. When the obtained colloidal spheres were exposed to the spatially filtered and collimated Ar+ laser beam (488 nm, 150 mW/cm2), the colloids were stretched along the polarization direction of the laser beam. In the testing period (20 min), the colloids were deformed continuously as the irradiation time increased. When 2D close-packed arrays of the colloidal spheres were irradiated by the polarized laser single-beam, the colloidal spheres were all uniformly stretched along the polarization direction of the laser beam. On the contrary, when the arrays were irradiated by the interfering p-polarized laser beams, only the colloidal spheres in the bright regions of the interference pattern were significantly deformed.     

Azo polymer colloidal spheres containing different amounts of functional groups and their photoinduced deformation behavior

In this work, colloidal spheres composed of azo polymers with different chromophore loading densities were prepared, and their photoinduced deformation behavior was studied. The colloids were constructed by using a series of amphiphilic epoxy-based random copolymers containing 4-carboxylazobenzene functional groups with different degrees of functionalization (DFs). The colloidal spheres were fabricated through gradual hydrophobic aggregation of the polymeric chains in tetrahydrofuran-H2O dispersion media, which was induced by gradually adding water into the systems. The colloidal spheres were characterized by using transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. The photoinduced deformation behavior was studied by irradiating the colloidal spheres with a linearly polarized Ar+ laser beam. Results showed that the critical water content (CWC) for the colloid formation is related to the DF of the polymers, and CWC increases with the increase of DF. The hydrodynamic diameter of the colloidal spheres is also related to the DF of the polymers. When the DF of the polymers increases, the average size of the colloids gradually decreases. The hydrodynamic diameter of the colloidal spheres increases as the water dropping rate decreases. When the dropping rate is below 20 microL/s, the size of the colloidal spheres increases abruptly as the dropping rate further decreases. Upon the linearly polarized Ar+ laser beam irradiation, the colloids composed of polymers with different DFs can all be elongated along the polarization direction of the laser beam. As DF increases, the deformation degree characterized by the axial ratio (l/d) almost linearly increases. These observations can give some insight into the photoinduced deformation mechanism and can be used to construct colloids with different sizes and photoresponsive ability.