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Photoconductivity in a photocrosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer

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Photoconductivity measurements on a stable photocrosslinkable nonlinear optical polymer — PVCN (polyvinylcinnamate)/CNNB-R (3-cinnamoyloxy-4-[4-N,N-diethylamino)-2-cinnamoyloxy phenylazo] nitrobenzene) are reported. Photoconductivity in this polymer system, in both crosslinked and uncrosslinked states, was observed without introducing any sensitizer or carrier-transport agents. Absorption of CNNB-R (λpeak=518 nm) results in photocarrier generation and it is conjectured that CNNB-R also plays a role in the carrier transport. Such polymers are candidate materials for photorefraction.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Lowell, 01854, Lowell, MA, USA

    L. Li, Y. Yang & J. Kumar

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Lowell, 01854, Lowell, MA, USA

    J. Y. Lee & S. K. Tripathy

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Li, L., Lee, J.Y., Yang, Y. et al. Photoconductivity in a photocrosslinkable second-order nonlinear optical polymer. Appl. Phys. B 53, 279–281 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331814

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