Synthesis and characterization of polyimide/silica hybrid waveguide materials via sol-gel technique

Fengxian Qiu; Yuming Zhou; Juzheng Liu; Xuping Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.569902

17 January 2005 Synthesis and characterization of polyimide/silica hybrid waveguide materials via sol-gel technique

Fengxian Qiu, Yuming Zhou, Juzheng Liu, Xuping Zhang

Proceedings Volume 5644, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.569902
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

Polyimide (PI) /silica (SiO₂) nanohybrid composite waveguide films prepared from Pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), 2,2-Bis(3-amino-4-hydroxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane(6FHP) , nonlinear optical (NLO) molecule, coupling agent APTES and hydrolysate of TEOS via sol-gel process and thermal imidization. The silica content in the hybrid waveguide films varied from 0 to 22.5/wt%. The PI hybrids prepared were characterized by IR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM),etc. They exhibit fair good optical transparency. The SiO₂ phase is well dispersed in the polymer matrix. DSC and TGA results show that these hybrid waveguide materials have excellent thermal stability.

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Fengxian Qiu, Yuming Zhou, Juzheng Liu, and Xuping Zhang "Synthesis and characterization of polyimide/silica hybrid waveguide materials via sol-gel technique", Proc. SPIE 5644, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration, (17 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.569902

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