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We prepared the photorefractive sol-gel glass based on organic-inorganic hybrid materials containing a charge transporting molecule, second-order nonlinear optical chromophore, photosensitizer, and plasticizer. Carbazole and 2-{ 4-[(2-hydroxyethyl) methylamino]benzylidene}malononitrile were reacted with 3-isocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane and the functionalized silanes were employed to fabricate the efficient photorefractive media including 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (TNF) to form a charge transfer complex. The simplest way to vary the composition in the matrix was to mix the desired amount of the functionalized alkoxysilane. The prepared sol-gel glass samples contained a large amount of nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophore compared to that of the charge transporting molecules. They showed a large net gain coefficient and high diffraction efficiency at certain conditions.
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Received:27 May 2002/Revised version:23 August 2002/Accepted:7 September 2002
Correspondence to Dong Hoon Choi E-mail: dhchoi@khu.ac.kr
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Choi, D., Jun, W., Oh, K. et al. Control of the photorefractive effect using a low Tg sol-gel glass. Polymer Bulletin 49, 173–180 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-002-0089-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-002-0089-9