Diethoxycarbonyl-BODIPYs as heavy-atom-free photosensitizers for holographic recording in cellulose acetate photopolymer
Aimee Sheehan, Tatsiana Mikulchyk, Catherine S. P. De Castro, Safakath Karuthedath, Wejdan Althobaiti, Metodej Dvoracek, Sabad-e-Gul, Hugh J. Byrne, Frédéric Laquai, Izabela Naydenova, Mikhail A. Filatov
Abstract
Heavy-atom-free diethoxycarbonyl-BODIPY undergo SOCT-ISC and enable photopolymerization of acrylamide monomers inside a cellulose acetate matrix that was applied for holographic recording of diffractive structures with high efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
PhotopolymerMaterials scienceHolographyCellulose acetateAtom (system on chip)PhotochemistryCelluloseOptoelectronicsOpticsPolymerOrganic chemistryChemistryComposite materialMonomerPhysicsComputer scienceEmbedded systemLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements