Photochromic nanocomposites

Edward J. A. Pope

doi:10.1117/12.188975

13 October 1994 Photochromic nanocomposites

Edward J. A. Pope

Proceedings Volume 2288, Sol-Gel Optics III; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.188975
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The photochromic organic molecule 2,3-diphenyl indenone oxide (DPIO) has been incorporated into transparent silica gel-PMMA nanocomposites. Under ultraviolet illumination, the colorless DPIO molecule transforms into 1,3-diphenyl-2-benzo-pyrillium-4- oxide (DPBO), which is deep red. Upon exposure to visible light, DPBO transforms reversibly into DPIO. Some DPBO, however, irreversibly decomposes into 3,4-diphenyl isocoumarin (DPIC) and other by-products. In this preliminary study, the rate of photochromic fatigue for a variety of samples of DPIO-doped PMMA, silica gel-PMMA nanocomposites, and ORMOSILs is presented and discussed. The prospects for DPIO-based photochromic materials exhibiting long-term stability are discussed.

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Edward J. A. Pope "Photochromic nanocomposites", Proc. SPIE 2288, Sol-Gel Optics III, (13 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.188975

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