Cm. Zhan et al., SYNTHESIS, PHOTOCONDUCTION AND ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECT OF A POLYSILANE WITH DISPERSE RED-1 AS SIDE-CHAIN, Synthetic metals, 84(1-3), 1997, pp. 397-398
The structure of polymethylphenylsilane (PMPS) was modified by chlorom
ethylation and then condensation with sodium salt of Disperse Red-1 (D
R-1). The product (PMPS-DR1) shows a broad absorption in the wavelengt
h of 400-700nm, and exhibits glass transition at ca. 155 degrees C. Ph
otoconductivity of a 2 mu m thick film made of PMPS-DR1 was measured t
o be in the range of 10(-13)similar to 10(-11) Scm(-1), and electric f
ield dependent. After electrical poling, the film shows electro-optica
l effect with r(33)=0.8pm/V.