Hybrid inorganic-organic films with Benzaldehyde-based chromophore for electro-optic device

Author

Yuanjing Cui ; Hu, Jingting ; Yu, Jiancan ; Qiu, Jigyan ; Liu, Liying ; Xu, Lei ; Qian, Guodong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China

fYear

2010

Firstpage

281

Lastpage

282

Abstract

A novel alkoxysilane-functionalized push-pull chromophore was synthesized through a coupling reaction between a benzaldehyde-based chromophore, 4-aldehyde-4´-(N-ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl)aminoazobenzene (BA) and 3-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane (ICTES). Followed by a hydrolysis and condensation process of the resultant alkoxysilane dye and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), hybrid inorganic-organic materials were obtained. The hybrid materials exhibited excellent film homogeneity and optical clarity. Molecular structural and physical properties were characterized by FTIR, NMR, UV-vis spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. Second harmonic generation and electro-optic modulation studies were also conducted on this material.

Keywords

Fourier transform spectra; condensation; differential scanning calorimetry; electro-optical devices; electro-optical effects; harmonic generation; infrared spectra; materials preparation; nuclear magnetic resonance; organic compounds; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; thermal analysis; thin films; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; 3-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane; 4-aldehyde-4´-(N-ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethy)aminoazobenzene; FTIR; NMR; UV-vis spectroscopy; alkoxysilane dye; alkoxysilane-functionalized push-pull chromophore; benzaldehyde-based chromophore; condensation; coupling reaction; differential scanning calorimetry; electro-optic device; electro-optic modulation; hybrid inorganic-organic films; hydrolysis; molecular physical property; molecular structural property; optical clarity; second harmonic generation; tetraethoxysilane; thermogravimetric analysis; Conducting materials; Electrooptic devices; Inorganic materials; Nonlinear optics; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2010 3rd International

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3543-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3544-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INEC.2010.5424687

Filename

5424687