A novel photochromic diarylethene based on a benzofuran moiety for optical recording

Hongliang Liu; Shouzhi Pu; Weijun Liu

doi:10.1117/12.918813

17 February 2012 A novel photochromic diarylethene based on a benzofuran moiety for optical recording

Hongliang Liu, Shouzhi Pu, Weijun Liu

Proceedings Volume 8332, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging; 83320T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918813
Event: Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings 2011, 2011, Wuhan, China

Abstract

A novel photochromic diarylethene based on benzofuran moiety and a chlorine atom was synthesized, and its photochromic and fluorescent properties were investigated. This compound exhibited reversible photochromism, changing from colorless to violet after irradiation with UV light both in solution and in poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA) amorphous film. Also, it exhibited remarkable fluorescence switching in PMMA film. The results indicated that the benzofuran moiety played a very important role during the process of photochromic reaction for the diarylethene derivative. Using this diarylethene 1c/PMMA as optical storage was performed successfully.

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Hongliang Liu, Shouzhi Pu, and Weijun Liu "A novel photochromic diarylethene based on a benzofuran moiety for optical recording", Proc. SPIE 8332, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging, 83320T (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918813

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