2011•Advanced materials researchOpen access

A New Photochromic Diarylethene for Optical Storage

Pei Jian Yan, Shou Zhi Pu, Shi Qiang Cui

Abstract

A new photochromic diarylethene, 1-(2-ethylbenzo[b]thiophen-3-yl)-2-(2-cyanophenyl) perfluorocyclopentene (1o), was synthesized, and its photochromic and fluorescent properties were investigated. This compound exhibited reversible photochromism and fluorescence photoswitches both in solution and in PMMA films. Using diarylethene 1c/PMMA film as recording medium, optical recording was performed successfully.

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Key concepts: Diarylethene, Photochromism, Fluorescence, Materials science, Optical storage, Photochemistry, Optoelectronics, Optical recording