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Photoconductivity in an Epoxy-Based Photocrosslinkable Nonlinear Optical Polymer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Lian Li
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Lowell, MA 01854
R. J. Jeng
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
J. Y. Lee
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
Y. Yang
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Lowell, MA 01854
J. Kumar
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Lowell, MA 01854
S. K. Tripathy
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
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Abstract

Photoconductivity measurements on an epoxy-based photocrosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) polymer - DGENC - NAC ( diglycidyl ether of nitrocatechol / nitroaniline prepolymer functionalized with cinnamoyl groups) are presented. Without introducing any sensitizer or charge carrier transport agents, large photoconductivity was obtained in this polymer system. Optical excitation of the NLO chromophores leads to photocarrier generation and it is conjectured that these NLO chromophores also play a role in the carrier transport. This polymer is one of the candidate materials for photorefraction.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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