Stability of Azobenzene-Containing Polyimide Film to UV Light

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We have investigated the stability of an azobenzene-containing polyimide (Azo-PI) film with anisotropic molecular orientation to linearly polarized light (LP-L) of wavelength 340–500 nm. The anisotropic molecular orientation was induced by exposing the corresponding polyamic acid film to LP-L of 72 J/cm2, and then the film was thermally imidized. No significant change was observed in the in-plane molecular order of the Azo-PI film over prolonged light exposure of 468 J/cm2, but a 10% decrease of the number of the Azo-PI backbone structure was observed. From these results we found that: (i) the reorientation of the backbone structure through photo-isomerization cycles of azobenzene is inhibited in the Azo-PI film; (ii) the photo-decomposition of the Azo-PI film proceeds with about 2 times the rate for a poly[4,4$'$-oxydiphenylene-pyromellitimide] film.
2005-09-15