Photochromic polyurethanes (PPUs) are synthesised by reaction between a diarylethene end-capped with hydroxyl groups and an aliphatic diisocyanate. In situpolymerisation provides amorphous films with remarkable optical properties. The possibility to vary the amount and the chemical structure of the photochromic monomer without affecting the reactivity of the polymerization allows one to tune in a wide range the optical properties of these films. In addition, different diarylethenes can be mixed together to give copolymers which may find application as photochromic layers for multistate optical memories. A setup for a non-destructive readout based on Raman signal is proposed.
光致变色聚
氨酯(PPU)是由端部带有羟基的二元
乙烯与脂肪族二
异氰酸酯反应合成的。原位聚合可生成具有显著光学特性的无定形薄膜。由于可以在不影响聚合反应活性的情况下改变光致变色单体的数量和
化学结构,因此可以在很大范围内调整这些薄膜的光学特性。此外,还可以将不同的二芳基
酚混合在一起,得到共聚物,并将其用作多态光学存储器的光致变色层。此外,还提出了一种基于拉曼信号的非破坏性读出装置。