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Photodeposition of Thin Polydiacetylene Films from Solution that Exhibit Large Third-Order Optical NonlinearitiesOne promising class of organic compounds for applications in the field of nonlinear optics (NLO) are polydiacetylenes, which are of interest because they are highly conjugated polymers capable of exhibiting very large optical nonlinearities with fast response times. During the course of crystal growth studies in anticipation of a space experiment, we discovered a novel, simple method for the formation of polydiacetylene thin films by photodeposition from monomer solutions onto quartz or glass substrates. Characterization of these PDAMNA films is not trivial; they are not soluble in common organic solvents, which makes the standard solution-based methods of polymer analysis useless.
Document ID
19970016090
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
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Authors
Paley, M. S.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Frazier, D. O.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Abdeldayem, H.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
McManus, S. P.
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Chemistry of Materials
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Volume: 6
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0897-4756
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-112271
NAS 1.15:112271
Accession Number
97N71465
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