Esta dissertação versa sobre o estudo de filmes híbridos orgânicos-inorgânicos do tipo ormosil com heteropoliânions do tipo Keggin. O heteropoliânion usado nesse trabalho foi: H3PW12O40 enquanto o ormosil foi obtido a partir do processo sol-gel usando tetraetilortossilicato (TEOS) como agente formador da rede 3D de silicatos e organossilanos contendo grupos oxirana e grupos básicos de Lewis nitrogenados. Realizaram-se testes do uso de Poli (dimetilsiloxano), bis (3-aminopropil) terminados (PDMSa) como agentes modificadores nos filmes. Foram obtidos filmes autossuportados e suportados em lâminas de vidro aluminossilicato. O PDMSa e o silano contendo o grupo oxirana levaram a uma queda na rugosidade média quadrática dos filmes como demonstrado nas micrografias obtidas por Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV). Medidas de ângulos de contato estático da água sobre os filmes e de Espectroscopia de Fotoelétrons Excitados por Raios-X mostraram que há segregação do PDMSa ou do silano contendo o grupo oxirana na superfície dos filmes, entretanto os filmes com maior ângulo de contato são aqueles contendo PDMSa. Medidas de Espectroscopia de Absorção na Região do Infravermelho (IV) e Espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear com Rotação em Ângulo Mágico no Estado Sólido (RMN) mostraram que ormosis contendo silanos com grupo amino levam a parcial decomposição dos heteropoliânions, enquanto ormosis contendo silanos com o o grupo nitrila resultam em menor taxa de decomposição. Nos ormosis contendo igual proporção em número de moles destes dois silanos observou-se que estes dois grupos devem estar muito próximos e interagindo entre si via ligação de hidrogênio o que resultou numa queda ainda maior da taxa de decomposição. Os ormosis com silanos dotados de grupos oxirana e nitrila apresentaram maior sensibilidade a radiação UV, ou seja, a maior variação de absorbância e menor tempo de retorno à cor original. Estes filmes mostraram reprodutibilidade e não perderam sua atividade fotocrômica após serem submetidos a 10 ciclos sucessivos de irradiação com UV. Os filmes mostraram resposta linear da função de refletância com a dose de radiação UVB na faixa de 0,80 até 69 MED. Desta forma nós demonstramos a possibilidade de se obter filmes fotocrômicos reprodutíveis e estáveis e como controlar sua sensibilidade usando o processo sol-gel. / This thesis aim to study the organic-inorganic hybrid films of the organosilanes with heteropolyanions of the Keggin type. The heteropolyanion used in this study was H3PW12O40 while the ormosil was obtained by the sol-gel process using tetraethylortossilicate (TEOS) to build the 3D silicate network and organosilanes bearing the oxirane and Basic Lewis nitrogenated groups. Poly (dimethylsiloxane), terminated with (3-aminopropyl) groups, (PDMSa) was essayed as modifiers agents in the film. The films were supported on aluminosilicate glass substrates and self-suported ones. PDMSa or oxirane bearing silanes addition results on smoother filmes reporting lower mean square root roughness based on electron micrographies obtained by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Water static contact angle measurements and X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS) pointed out the surface segregation of the PDMSa and oxirane bearing silane, however higher contact angles were observed for the PDMSa based films. InfraRed Absorption Spectroscopy (IR) and Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (MAS NMR) results demonstrate that in ormosis with silanes bearing amino groups there was phosphotungstic acid decomposition while in ormosis with nitrile groups such decomposition is much less pronounced. For mixed ormosis with even proportion of amino and nitrile bearing silanes those functional groups are close enough to interact through hydrogen bonding resulting on even lower decomposition of the Phosphotungstate oxocluster. Those films with nitrile functional groups showed higher photochromic activity and faster bleaching time. The films showed high reproducibility and did not loose their photochromic activity after ten cycles of UV irradiation. The films bearing nitrile functionality showed linear response of the reflectance function as a function of the irradiation dose between 0,80 and 69 MED. Therefore, it was demonstrated the possibility to use sol-gel process to obtain photochromic ormosis.

Fotocromismo refere-se ao fenômeno reversível no qual um material altera sua coloração quando irradiado com luz. Neste trabalho, é analisada a estrutura de materiais híbridos formada por poliânions de ácido 12-tungstofosfórico (H3PW12O40, HPW) HPW) inseridos em uma matriz de silicatos orgânico-inorgânica (ormosil). Estes materiais apresentam atividade fotocrômica na faixa do UV (~200nm). Os complexos analisados correspondem a formulações contendo 3-aminopropiltrietóxisilano (APTS), butironitrilatrietoxisilano (BUT), feniltrietóxisilano (FTS), tetraetilortosilicato (TEOS) e 3-glicidoxipropilltrimetóxisilano (GLYMO), com concentrações variadas dos precursores, objetivando o controle da resposta fotocrômica, visando a aplicação destes materiais em dosímetros de UV de baixo custo. Os complexos são constituídos de três componentes principais: a matriz inorgânica de silicatos, responsável pelas propriedades mecânicas dos complexos; os grupos orgânicos, que fornecem elétrons para a redução do HPW; e o poliânion de HPW, que é responsável pelo efeito fotocrômico. O objetivo deste trabalho é obter uma descrição da estrutura das três partes do híbrido e a da interação entre elas, que permita avançar na compreensão do fenômeno fotocrômico e oriente no processo de preparação destes complexos. Foi utilizada a técnica da Ressonância Magnética Nuclear (RMN) de alta resolução em estado sólido de 31P, 29Si e 13C para analisar, respectivamente, os ambientes de coordenação do poliânion, a distribuição de espécies de silicatos na rede inorgânica e o estado dos grupos orgânicos vinculando a rede com os poliânions. Através de técnicas como a ressonância dupla de eco de spin (SEDOR) entre 1H e 31P, e a correlação heteronuclear (HETCOR) 1H-29Si, foi obtida informação de mais longo alcance sobre o ambiente de coordenação do HPW e da distribuição relativa de espécies da rede inorgânica. Os resultados de 31P-RMN mostram que em todos os complexos analisados os poliânions de HPW se mantêm íntegros e estão diluídos na matriz ormosil, sem existir segregação em ambientes hidratados. Mediante a RMN de 31P, não foram constatadas diferenças estruturais significativas com relação à interação dos grupos amina e nitrila com o poliânion. Os resultados de RMN de 29Si revelam uma matriz amorfa do ormosil, contendo espécies tetraédricas SiO4 e grupos de organosilicatos com uma e duas ligações Si-C. A conectividade média da matriz de ormosil é invariante entre os diferentes complexos. Os experimentos de 13C-RMN mostram que o GLYMO é o único precursor cujo grupo funcional sofre algum tipo de reação, resultando em grupos diol que restringem a mobilidade do poliânion. Foi demonstrada pela primeira vez a possibilidade de analisar o processo fotocrômico através de RMN de 31P em amostras irradiadas, verificando a reversibilidade do processo a nível atômico. / The photocromic effect is the reversible change in the color of a material upon irradiation in the range UV-VIS-IR. In this work, the structure of photochromic ormosils complexes based on 12-phosphotungstic acid (H3PW12O40, HPW) was analyzed. These hybrid materials exhibit photochromic response in the UV range (~200nm). The analyzed compositions contain 3- aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS), butyronitriletriethoxysilane (BUT) and phenyltriethoxysilane (PhTS), tetraethylortosilicate (TEOS) and 3- Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO), which where developed aiming to control the photochromic response for application of these materials in low-cost UV dosimeters. The structure of these complexes has three main building blocks: the inorganic silica matrix, responsible for mechanical properties; the HPW polyanion, responsible for the photochromic response; and the organic functionalities, providing electrons to the HPW during the reduction process induced by irradiation. The aim of this work is to obtain a structural description of these parts of the hybrid complexes, and their mutual interaction. This picture is relevant to the comprehension of the photochromic effect and to improve the preparation routes for these materials. High-resolution solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) techniques of 31P, 29Si and 13C NMR were applied to analyze, respectively, the polyanion coordination environment, the distribution of silicate species in the inorganic network, and the state of the organic functionalities linking the network with the polyanions. Using techniques based on the heteronuclear dipolar coupling, such as -31P Spin-Echo Double Resonance (SEDOR), and -29Si heteronuclear correlation (HETCOR), structural information on the 1H environment around 31P and the relative distribution of silicon species was obtained. The 31PNMR results show the chemical integrity of HPW polyanions in all complexes and the absence of segregation of these species in hydrated compounds. No significant differences were detected in the interaction of the polyanion with amine or nitride groups. The 29Si-NMR results reveal an amorphous ormosil matrix containing tetrahedral SiO4 species and organosilicates with one and two Si-C bonds. The average connectivity of the ormosil matrix is the same in all complexes. The 13C-NMR experiments show that GLYMO is the only reactive organic component, generating diol groups restricting the mobility of the HPW polyanion. Also, the possibility to analyze the photochromic process by 31P-NMR was demonstrated, verifying the reversibility of the process at atomic level.

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<p>Photochromism has been investigated extensively during recent years. The large interest for information storage in memory applications is associated with the bi-stable character of the photochromism phenomena. In molecular photochromics, two isomers with different absorption spectrum can be obtained according to the specific wavelength of the light exposure. This reversible transformation process can be considered as optical writing/erasing step of a memory.</p><p>Here we first report the absorption spectra of solid-state films based on the blends consisting of PC molecules, the spirooxazine 1,3-dihydro-1,3,3-trimethylspiro[2H-indole-2,3’-[3H]phenanthr[9,10-b](1,4)oxazine] (PIII, Sigma-Aldrich, 32,256-3) and a polymer matrix host, poly(2-methoxy-5(2’-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene) (MEH-PPV). The bi-stability in conjugated polymer matrix is studied by following the time evolution of the optical properties of the blends.</p><p>Thereafter, the electrical performance of PC-polymer diodes is characterized and reported. While the PIII molecules in the blend bulks are switched to their low energy gap state, forming external energy levels above the valence band of MEH-PPV, the injected charges (hole-dominated) will be trapped by the low energy gap isomer of PIII and that leads to current modulation. PIII molecules can be switched between two energy gap states upon the photo-stimulation, and the I-V characteristics of the device can also be controlled reversibly via the photoisomerization. The retention time of the diode’s electrical switching fits quite well with the absorption characteristics of the blend films; this correspondence builds a good link between the film property and the device behavior.</p><p>Furthermore, we observed a two-trap system in the blend diodes from the I-V curves, and a model is proposed which can explain the schematic concept of the trap-limited current modulation. To combine the knowledge and information from the investigations above, we tested a novel device design based on a bi-layer of the PC and polymer materials, and the promising result for future work is presented in the end.</p>

Azobenzene based photochromics have been studied widely since the development of the first azo dye, Mauvine, by Perkin in 1856. Azo based dyes have been widely used in industry for over a century. The desire to study them arose from their ease of synthesis and the wide availability of colours which can be tuned by manipulation of the chromophores on the azo molecule itself. The ability of azobenzene to photoisomerise between trans and cis states is widely known. The change in dipole moment affords the ability to fine-tune surfaces via photoisomerisation of the azo molecule. The objective of this investigation was to alter the surface properties of a variety of substrates via the photoisomerisation reaction of several perfluoroalkyl derived azobenzene compounds. These compounds are novel and are based on the idea of the fluoroalkyl chain creating a superhydrophobic surface, similar to Teflon, which would change surface energy upon isomerisation of the azobenzene molecule to give a more hydrophilic surface. This would ultimately then be utilised to coat a fabric surface to provide a photosensitive coating. The compounds used in this work (Admat 1 and 2 and Cfam derivatives) were synthesised in order for their photochemistry in solution and on surfaces to be investigated. The studies began with the photoisomerisation investigations in solution and the calculation of the rate constant and finally the activation energies of these compounds in a variety of common solvents. Interesting results were observed in polar protic solvents which were investigated further. The discovery that aggregation occurred in polar protic solvents due to solubility issues, which in turn led to a fast rate constant was a key finding of the solution work. The surface studies began with the investigation of cellulose as a substrate due to the structural similarity it has with cotton. The azo compounds were derivatised using cyanuric chloride to afford a triazinyl group which was able to attach to the surface of the cellulose via the hydroxyl groups on the surface.

Photochromic Molecular Flow Visualization is an in vitro, experimental technique that uses high speed image acquisition combined with an ultraviolet laser to capture instantaneous flow profiles. It is particularly adept at measuring near wall velocities which are necessary for accurate wall shear rate measurements. This thesis describes the implementation and validation of the technique at McGill. The system was used to investigate the wall shear rate patterns in an idealized 50% asymmetric stenosis model under steady flow for Reynolds numbers 206, 99 and 50. A large recirculation zone with flow reattachment was seen downstream of the stenosis with maximum shear values occurring slightly upstream of peak stenosis for Reynolds number 206. This information is vital to ongoing dynamic cell culture experiments aimed at understanding the progression of atherosclerosis.

A series of cis- and trans-bis(ethynyl)platinum complexes containing dimethyldihydropyrene (DHP) photochromic compounds were synthesized from RDHPCCH (R = H, CH3CO, PhCO, 1-naphthoyl and benzo[e]) and platinum chloride with appropriate ancillary ligands (PEt3, PPh3, dppe, bipy and phen). The complexes were studied using mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 31P and 195Pt) and IR. The X-ray structural information for bis(DHP-ethynyl) platinum complexes 44, 45, 47, 49, and 52 revealed that the Pt complexes possessed a square planar geometry at the metal centers. These platinum complexes are T type photochromic compounds. The BDHP-derived platinum complexes 48, 49, and 52 open completely when irradiated by visible light (λ > 590 nm). The photoopening rates for the platinum complexes are about 4 times slower than the corresponding DHP-alkynes. All the alkynyl platinum complexes close thermally faster than the corresponding free alkynes, and the closing rate is not affected substantially by changing the ancillary phosphine ligands. The BDHP-ethynyl platinum complexes with PEt3, PPh3 and dppe ligands have similar thermal closing half lives at 25°C of τ1/2 = 42 h, 38 h and 33 h, respectively, in contrast to the half life τ1/2 = 62 h of the BDHP-ethyne 40. The first cyclobutadienyl cobalt substituted dihydropyrenes were prepared by CpCo(CO)2 cyclization of a series of dihydropyrenyl ethynes. When the other alkyne substituent was small (methyl or carboxyethyl) only cis (head-to-head) isomers were obtained, but with larger sized groups, mixed head-to-head and head-to-tail isomers were obtained. The crystal structure of complex 21 indicated some unusually short bond distances were present. By comparison of the NMR and bond length data for complexes 21 or 69 with those for phenyl-DHP 60, the aromaticity of the cyclobutadienyl cobalt fragment was estimated quantitatively to be at least as large as that of benzene. The organometallic fragment [Cbd-Co-Cp] substantially slowed the DHP photoopening reaction of complex 72 relative to precursors 67 or 35. DHP[e]tropone, 17, DHP[e]tropylium cation, 18 and DHP[e]cyclooctatetraene dianion, 20 were synthesized to study the relative bond localizing abilities of COT dianion 80 (105 % relative to benzene), tropylium cation 15 (55 % relative to benzene), tropone 79 (13 % relative to benzene) using DHP as the NMR probe. The internal methyl protons of DHP resonated at δ -3.56 for 17, δ -2.61 for 18 and δ -1.38 for 20. Cycloheptatrienyl anions 111, 112 and 19 were made from cyclohepta-2,4,6-triene (CHT) isomers 107 and 108 (for two anions, 112 and 19). The internal methyl protons of their DHP resonated at δ -2.52, 2.67 for 111, δ -0.80, -0.84 for 112 and δ +2.10 for 19. The anion 19 was best taken as a 20π electron paratropic system. The homo-aromaticity of the CHT isomers 107, 108 and 117 was estimated based on the NMR data and X-ray structural data. Obvious anisotropic effects existed and the bond localization ability of the CHT (24% based on NMR data for 108) may have a large error. The ring inversion barriers of the COT 82 and CHT 77 were measured using variable temperature NMR spectroscopy as 13.9 and 8.7 kcal/mol, respectively. Five X-ray crystallography structures were obtained for 99B, 17, 108, 117 and 125 and the information was used in estimating the bond localization abilities and in establishing absolute stereochemistry / Graduate

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Fluorescence microscopy offers the opportunity to image biological samples noninvasively in real time and has become an essential analytical tool in the biomedical laboratory. Nonetheless, the phenomenon of diffraction imposes stringent limitations on the resolving power of conventional microscopes, preventing the spatial resolution of fluorescent species co-localized within areas of nanoscaled dimensions. Time, however, can be exploited to distinguish fluorophores within the same subdiffraction area, if their fluorescence can be switched independently, and reconstruct sequentially their spatial distribution. In this context, photolytic reactions and photochromic transformations can be invoked to switch fluorescence under optical control. Fluorescent units, such as inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles and organic dyes, and photoactive components can be operated within a common supramolecular matrix or integrated within the same molecular construct to produce photoswitchable fluorescent assemblies. In the resulting systems, electronic communication between the components can be designed in order to photoactivate or photodeactivate fluorescence respectively. Both mechanisms can be exploited to overcome diffraction, and ultimately permit the reconstruction of images with resolution down to the nanometer level, in combination with appropriate illumination protocols.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 159-168).