SYNTHESIS, ELECTROCONDUCTIVITY AND 3RD-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTY OF POLY-2-ISOPROPOXY-5-METHOXY-1,4-PHENYLENEVINYLENE)

Abstract

Assymmetrically disubstituted poly(2-isopropoxy-5-methoxy-1,4-phenylene-vinylene), PIMPV, was prepared in thin films via organic-soluble precursor polymer method. These polymer films could be easily stretched up to 7 times, and the drawn films of the PIMPV could be doped with FeCl3 and I2 to give conductivities of 26.9 and 11.3 Scm-1, respectively. The third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility of the polymer was determined using third harmonic generation(THG) method at 1907 nm, fundamental wavelength. Measured chi(3) (-3omega: omega, omega, omega) value was 3.7 x 10(-12) esu.