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Hybrid sol-gel optical materials
Assignee: United States Department of Energy
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Filing: 1992-04-20
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Granted: 1993-04-20
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Expires: 2012-04-20
Abstract
Abstract Hybrid sol-gel materials comprise silicate sols cross-linked with linear polysilane, polygermane, or poly(silane-germane). The sol-gel materials are useful as optical identifiers in tagging and verification applications and, in a different aspect, as stable, visible light transparent non-linear optical materials. Methyl or phenyl silicones, polyaryl sulfides, polyaryl ethers, and rubbery polysilanes may be used in addition to the linear polysilane. The linear polymers cross-link with the sol to form a matrix having high optical transparency, resistance to thermooxidative aging, adherence to a variety of substrates, brittleness, and a resistance to cracking during thermal cycling.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Zeigler
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:09
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/02; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/02; C08G77/48; C08G77/58; C08G79/00; C08L83/04; C08G77/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
29 words
A hybrid sol-gel comprising an orthosilicate ester network cross-linked with siloxane linkages, said hybrid sol-gel having been generated by exposure of polysilane bearing sol-gel hybrid material to actinic radiation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
A hybrid sol-gel comprising an orthosilicate ester network cross-linked with siloxane linkages, said hybrid sol-gel having been generated by exposure of polysilane bearing sol-gel hybrid material to actinic radiation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The hybrid sol-gel of claim 1, wherein said actinic radiation is UV radiation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A hybrid sol-gel comprising a mixed orthosilicate-orthotitanate ester network cross-linked with Si-O or Ti-O bonds, said cross-linked sol-gel having been generated by exposure of a polysilane-bearing sol-gel hybrid to actinic radiation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A hybrid sol-gel comprising a mixed orthosilicate-orthotitanate ester network cross-linked with Si-O or Ti-O bonds, said cross-linked sol-gel having been generated by exposure of a polysilane-bearing sol-gel hybrid to actinic radiation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for preparing a cross-linked sol-gel hybrid material, comprising: (a) forming a precursor material by copolymerizing an orthosilicate ester or a mixture of orthosilicate and orthotitanate esters with a linear polysilane, linear polygermane, or linear silane-germane copolymer; and (b) photolyzing said precursor material with actinic radiation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process for preparing a cross-linked sol-gel hybrid material, comprising: (a) forming a precursor material by copolymerizing an orthosilicate ester or a mixture of orthosilicate and orthotitanate esters with a linear polysilane, linear polygermane, or linear silane-germane copolymer; and (b) photolyzing said precursor material with actinic radiation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the photolyzing is carried with UV radiation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 5, wherein the copolymerizing is carried out in the presence of another polymer from the group consisting of methyl silicone, phenyl silicone, polyaryl sulfide, polyaryl ethers, and rubbery polysilanes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A process for preparing a sol-gel hybrid material cross-linked with oxygen linkages, comprising photolyzing an orthosilicate or mixed orthosilicate-orthotitanate ester network having linear polymers of the formula X-(MR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.n -X substantially bonded therein, wherein X constitutes an oxygen atom which is part of the sol-gel network, M is silicon or germanium or a mixture of these elements, R 1 and R 2 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and silyl radicals, and n ranges from 3 to about 100.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
82 words
A process for preparing a sol-gel hybrid material cross-linked with oxygen linkages, comprising photolyzing an orthosilicate or mixed orthosilicate-orthotitanate ester network having linear polymers of the formula X-(MR.sub.1 R.sub.2).sub.n -X substantially bonded therein, wherein X constitutes an oxygen atom which is part of the sol-gel network, M is silicon or germanium or a mixture of these elements, R 1 and R 2 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and silyl radicals, and n ranges from 3 to about 100.
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