Authors: Ferreira, Quirina; Gomes, Paulo J.; Raposo, Maria; Giacometti, J.A.; Oliveira, Osvaldo N.; Ribeiro, Paulo A.

Source: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 7, Number 8, August 2007 , pp. 2659-2666(8)

Publisher: American Scientific Publishers

Abstract:

Electrostatic interactions govern most properties of polyelectrolyte films, as in the photoinduced birefringence of azo-containing polymers. In this paper we report a systematic investigation of optical storage characteristics of cast and layer-by-layer (LbL) films of poly[1-[4-(3-carboxy-4 hydroxyphenylazo) benzene sulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt] (PAZO). Birefringence was photoinduced faster in PAZO cast films prepared at high pHs, with the characteristic writing times decreasing almost linearly with the pH in the range between 4 and 9. This was attributed to an increased free volume for the azochromophores with the enhanced electrostatic repulsion in PAZO charged to a greater extent. In contrast, in LbL films of PAZO alternated with poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), the electrostatic interactions between the oppositely charged polymers hampered photoisomerization and molecular rearrangement, thus leading to a slower writing kinetics for highly charged PAH or PAZO.

Keywords: LAYER-BY-LAYER FILM; IONIC INTERACTIONS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2007.621

Publication date: 2007-08-01

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