A kind of novel liquid crystalline oxetane monomers containing biphenyl, flexible spacer and cinnamoyl group was synthesized. The monomer was initiated to polymerize by boron trifluoride etherate and resulted in photo...A kind of novel liquid crystalline oxetane monomers containing biphenyl, flexible spacer and cinnamoyl group was synthesized. The monomer was initiated to polymerize by boron trifluoride etherate and resulted in photoreactive polymer, which was highly sensitive to the LPL photochemically. The thermal properties and the mesophase structure of the polymer were investigated by DSC and thermal optical polarized microscope. Three exothermal peaks corresponding to an isotropic-nematic transition, nematic-smectic transition and smectic-crystal transition, respectively, were found on the DSC cooling curve of the polymer. Well-developed fan texture was observed by optical polarizing microscope. The polymer was spin-coated on a SiO-2 glass substrate from DMF solution, resulting in a thin film. Irradiation of a LP-UV light resulted in anisotropic cycloadditions of the cinnamon acyl groups, which caused the alignment of biphenyl groups in side chains at the same time. The differences of absorbance at different irradiation time were obtained which can be used to explain that the polymer can be applied in photoalignment layer.展开更多
In this paper we investigate the formations and morphological stabilities of Co-silicide fihns using 1-8-nm thick Co layers sputter-deposited on silicon （100） substrates. These ultrathin Co-silicide films are formed...In this paper we investigate the formations and morphological stabilities of Co-silicide fihns using 1-8-nm thick Co layers sputter-deposited on silicon （100） substrates. These ultrathin Co-silicide films are formed via solid-state reaction of the deposited Co films with Si substrate at annealing temperatures from 450 ℃ to 850 ℃. For a Co layer with a thickness no larger than i nm, epitaxially aligned CoSi2 films readily grow on silicon （100） substrate and exhibit good morphological stabilities up to 600 ℃. For a Co layer thicker than 1 nm, polycrystalline CoSi and CoSi2 films are observed. The critical thickness below which epitaxially aligned CoSi2 film prevails is smaller than the reported critical thickness of the Ni layer for epitaxial alignment of NiSi2 on silicon （100） substrate. The larger lattice mismatch between the CoSi2 film and the silicon substrate is the root cause for the smaller critical thickness of the Co layer.展开更多
A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide...A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide（PI） films with different side chain contents was synthesized from biphenyltetracarboxylicdianhydride（BPDA）,4,4＇-oxydianiline（ODA） and C6BBC4,and their thermal properties,optical transparency and liquid crystal alignment property,and so on,were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,crystal rotation method,polarizing microscopy and UV-Vis spectra.With the content of side chained diamine increasing from 0 to 100%,the η inh of poly（amide acid）（PAA） decreased rapidly from 3.0 to 0.51,the glass transition temperature（T g） of polyimides（PIs） decreased from 274 ℃ to 203 ℃ and the Vis-light transmittance of alignment films substantially increased.As for the alignment properties,the pretilt angle of PI alignment films without rubbing could reach 90° when the content of C6BBC4 was 60% or more.At the same time,the alignment stability could meet the industrial requirements.It was considered that the alkoxy spacer,the biphenyl unit and the alkoxy tail may all play important roles in achieving a large pretilt angle even up to 90°,and the introduction of only the alkoxy spacer or alkoxy tail can also improve the pretilt angle,but not by much.展开更多
A novel diamine 4-[（4＇-butoxyphenoxy）carbonyl]phenyl-3＂,5＂-diaminobenzoate （BCDA） was synthesized from 4-butoxyphenol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid through four main intermediates, and a se...A novel diamine 4-[（4＇-butoxyphenoxy）carbonyl]phenyl-3＂,5＂-diaminobenzoate （BCDA） was synthesized from 4-butoxyphenol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid through four main intermediates, and a series of polyimides were also synthesized. All the intermediates and the final product were characterized by FTIR and 1H-NMR. The key step in synthesis route is selective hydrolyzation of two ester groups in 4-butoxyphenyl-4＇-acetoxybenzoate, by adjusting the reaction temperature and the concentration of ammonia, shorteding the reaction time. The properties of the novel polyimides, such as the aggregation structures, glass transition temperature, solubility and the pretilt angles, were carded out.展开更多
Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy was first utilized to study the photo-orientation behaviour of the photoreactive groups on a novel photo-alignment film surface and elucidate the generation mechan...Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy was first utilized to study the photo-orientation behaviour of the photoreactive groups on a novel photo-alignment film surface and elucidate the generation mechanism of pretilt angle. The novel photo-alignment film was prepared by spin-coating a solution of ladderlike polysiloxane (LPS) bearing dual photoreactive group on an ITO surface and by irradiation with linear-polarized ultraviolet (LPUV) light A Si—H terminal compound (M) containing an identical photosensitive part has been used to fabricate a model film for SERS investigation.展开更多
YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） superconducting film was fabricated on {001} LaAlO3 （LAO） substrate by pulse laser deposition （PLD）, and its microstructure was examined by high resolution X-ray diffraction technology （HRXRD...YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） superconducting film was fabricated on {001} LaAlO3 （LAO） substrate by pulse laser deposition （PLD）, and its microstructure was examined by high resolution X-ray diffraction technology （HRXRD）, such as pole figure, rocking curve, reciprocal space mapping. The results show that the YBCO crystalline alignment is almost {001}YBCO//{001}LAO, 100YBCO//100LAO besides 2% {001}YBCO//{001}LAO, 110YBCO//100LAO. The out-plane alignment of YBCO is some spreading （the breadth is 0.75°）. There are 90°±0.65°110 twin domains in the film, which is caused by the high local stress and stress difference between 100 and 010 during the tetragonal to orthorhombic phase transition.展开更多
Nano porous polymer film with a hexagonal colum nar(Coln)structure was fabricated by templated hydroge n-bonding discotic liquid crystals containing methacrylate functional group.The supramolecular hydrogen-bonded com...Nano porous polymer film with a hexagonal colum nar(Coln)structure was fabricated by templated hydroge n-bonding discotic liquid crystals containing methacrylate functional group.The supramolecular hydrogen-bonded complex T3Ph-L is composed of a 1,3/5-tris(1Hbenzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene(T3Ph)core molecule as the hydrogen-bonding acceptor and 3,4,5-tris((11-(methacryloyloxy)undecyl)oxy)benzoic acid(L)peripheral molecules as donors.And the Colh structure is always retained after self-assembly,photo-crosslinking,and removal of the template T3Ph.The nanoporous polymer film can retain the Colh phase even under the dry condition,which indicates more possibilities for practical applicati ons.After chemical modificati on of the inner wall of the nano pores,the nan oporous polymer film with pores of about 1 nm selectively adsorbs ionic dyes,and the adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic in nature.Homeotropic alignment can be obtained when the blend complex was sandwiched between two modified glasses after annealing by slow cooling,which shows that the nanoporous polymer film has potential in applications such as nanofiltration.展开更多
文摘A kind of novel liquid crystalline oxetane monomers containing biphenyl, flexible spacer and cinnamoyl group was synthesized. The monomer was initiated to polymerize by boron trifluoride etherate and resulted in photoreactive polymer, which was highly sensitive to the LPL photochemically. The thermal properties and the mesophase structure of the polymer were investigated by DSC and thermal optical polarized microscope. Three exothermal peaks corresponding to an isotropic-nematic transition, nematic-smectic transition and smectic-crystal transition, respectively, were found on the DSC cooling curve of the polymer. Well-developed fan texture was observed by optical polarizing microscope. The polymer was spin-coated on a SiO-2 glass substrate from DMF solution, resulting in a thin film. Irradiation of a LP-UV light resulted in anisotropic cycloadditions of the cinnamon acyl groups, which caused the alignment of biphenyl groups in side chains at the same time. The differences of absorbance at different irradiation time were obtained which can be used to explain that the polymer can be applied in photoalignment layer.
基金Project supported by the "China National Science and Technology Major Project 02" (Grant No. 2009ZX02035-003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61176090)the Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning
文摘In this paper we investigate the formations and morphological stabilities of Co-silicide fihns using 1-8-nm thick Co layers sputter-deposited on silicon （100） substrates. These ultrathin Co-silicide films are formed via solid-state reaction of the deposited Co films with Si substrate at annealing temperatures from 450 ℃ to 850 ℃. For a Co layer with a thickness no larger than i nm, epitaxially aligned CoSi2 films readily grow on silicon （100） substrate and exhibit good morphological stabilities up to 600 ℃. For a Co layer thicker than 1 nm, polycrystalline CoSi and CoSi2 films are observed. The critical thickness below which epitaxially aligned CoSi2 film prevails is smaller than the reported critical thickness of the Ni layer for epitaxial alignment of NiSi2 on silicon （100） substrate. The larger lattice mismatch between the CoSi2 film and the silicon substrate is the root cause for the smaller critical thickness of the Co layer.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.50773044,50973073)
文摘A novel biphenyl side-chained diamine with alkyloxy spacer and alkyloxy tail,4＇-butoxy-4-（3,5-diaminobenzoyloxy）hexyloxybiphenyl（C6BBC4）,was synthesized and characterized by FTIR and 1 H NMR.A series of polyimide（PI） films with different side chain contents was synthesized from biphenyltetracarboxylicdianhydride（BPDA）,4,4＇-oxydianiline（ODA） and C6BBC4,and their thermal properties,optical transparency and liquid crystal alignment property,and so on,were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）,differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）,crystal rotation method,polarizing microscopy and UV-Vis spectra.With the content of side chained diamine increasing from 0 to 100%,the η inh of poly（amide acid）（PAA） decreased rapidly from 3.0 to 0.51,the glass transition temperature（T g） of polyimides（PIs） decreased from 274 ℃ to 203 ℃ and the Vis-light transmittance of alignment films substantially increased.As for the alignment properties,the pretilt angle of PI alignment films without rubbing could reach 90° when the content of C6BBC4 was 60% or more.At the same time,the alignment stability could meet the industrial requirements.It was considered that the alkoxy spacer,the biphenyl unit and the alkoxy tail may all play important roles in achieving a large pretilt angle even up to 90°,and the introduction of only the alkoxy spacer or alkoxy tail can also improve the pretilt angle,but not by much.
基金We are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No,50433010)Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Eduction of China(No.20040610028),
文摘A novel diamine 4-[（4＇-butoxyphenoxy）carbonyl]phenyl-3＂,5＂-diaminobenzoate （BCDA） was synthesized from 4-butoxyphenol, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid through four main intermediates, and a series of polyimides were also synthesized. All the intermediates and the final product were characterized by FTIR and 1H-NMR. The key step in synthesis route is selective hydrolyzation of two ester groups in 4-butoxyphenyl-4＇-acetoxybenzoate, by adjusting the reaction temperature and the concentration of ammonia, shorteding the reaction time. The properties of the novel polyimides, such as the aggregation structures, glass transition temperature, solubility and the pretilt angles, were carded out.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50073028, 29974036, 20174047).
文摘Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy was first utilized to study the photo-orientation behaviour of the photoreactive groups on a novel photo-alignment film surface and elucidate the generation mechanism of pretilt angle. The novel photo-alignment film was prepared by spin-coating a solution of ladderlike polysiloxane (LPS) bearing dual photoreactive group on an ITO surface and by irradiation with linear-polarized ultraviolet (LPUV) light A Si—H terminal compound (M) containing an identical photosensitive part has been used to fabricate a model film for SERS investigation.
基金Project (50972019) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (2011CBA00105) supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘YBa2Cu3O7-x （YBCO） superconducting film was fabricated on {001} LaAlO3 （LAO） substrate by pulse laser deposition （PLD）, and its microstructure was examined by high resolution X-ray diffraction technology （HRXRD）, such as pole figure, rocking curve, reciprocal space mapping. The results show that the YBCO crystalline alignment is almost {001}YBCO//{001}LAO, 100YBCO//100LAO besides 2% {001}YBCO//{001}LAO, 110YBCO//100LAO. The out-plane alignment of YBCO is some spreading （the breadth is 0.75°）. There are 90°±0.65°110 twin domains in the film, which is caused by the high local stress and stress difference between 100 and 010 during the tetragonal to orthorhombic phase transition.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB0703702)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51725301).
文摘Nano porous polymer film with a hexagonal colum nar(Coln)structure was fabricated by templated hydroge n-bonding discotic liquid crystals containing methacrylate functional group.The supramolecular hydrogen-bonded complex T3Ph-L is composed of a 1,3/5-tris(1Hbenzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)benzene(T3Ph)core molecule as the hydrogen-bonding acceptor and 3,4,5-tris((11-(methacryloyloxy)undecyl)oxy)benzoic acid(L)peripheral molecules as donors.And the Colh structure is always retained after self-assembly,photo-crosslinking,and removal of the template T3Ph.The nanoporous polymer film can retain the Colh phase even under the dry condition,which indicates more possibilities for practical applicati ons.After chemical modificati on of the inner wall of the nano pores,the nan oporous polymer film with pores of about 1 nm selectively adsorbs ionic dyes,and the adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic in nature.Homeotropic alignment can be obtained when the blend complex was sandwiched between two modified glasses after annealing by slow cooling,which shows that the nanoporous polymer film has potential in applications such as nanofiltration.
