Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) for infrared optical materials and devices
The present invention provides certain polymeric materials, precursors thereof as well as the preparation and uses thereof.
1. A monomer for synthesizing optical polymers, said monomer comprising the following structure:
wherein A is a vinylic group, L is a functional linker, and B is a tertbutyloxycarbonyl (BOC) or nitrobenzyl ether.
2. The monomer of claim 1 , wherein the vinylic group, A, is a divinylic, multivinylic, or polyunsaturated group.
3. The monomer of claim 1 , wherein said monomer comprises the following structure:
4. The monomer of claim 2 , wherein the vinylic group A is a styrenic, an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylamide, a methacrylamide, or a divinylbenzene.
5. The monomer of claim 1 , wherein the functional linker, L, is a sulfide moiety, a selenium (Se) moiety, a tin (Sn) moiety, a titanium (Ti) moiety, a tellurium (Te) moiety, an aromatic or heteroaromatic-moiety, an aliphatic moiety, or an unsaturated moiety.
6. The monomer of claim 1 , wherein: the vinylic group A is a styrenic, an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylamide, a methacrylamide, or a divinylbenzene; and
the functional linker, L, is a sulfide moiety, a selenium (Se) moiety, a tin (Sn) moiety, a titanium (Ti) moiety, a tellurium (Te) moiety, an aromatic or heteroaromatic moiety, an aliphatic moiety, or an unsaturated moiety.
7. The monomer of claim 1 , wherein the vinylic group A is a styrenic, an acrylate, a methacrylate, an acrylamide, a methacrylamide, or a divinylbenzene.