Thin film and device having the same

A thin film which is prepared from a polymer having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1 --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, and each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, said thin film being prepared from said polymer by a Langmuir-Blodgett technique wherein a monolayer of the polymer is formed by spreading a solution of the polymer on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure.

A thin film which is prepared from a mixture of a polymer and another substance capable of being formed into a thin film by a Langmuir-Blodgett method, wherein said polymer has as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1 --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, and each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, said thin film being prepared from said mixture by said Langmuir-Blodgett method wherein a monolayer of said mixture is formed by spreading a solution of the mixture on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure.

A thin film which is prepared by converting a thin film of a precursor into a polymer having a hetero atom-containing 5-membered or 6-membered ring, said precursor having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1' --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1' is an organic group having a valence of at least 3 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and each linear recurring unit has a precursor structure capable of forming a 5-membered ring having a hetero atom or a 6-membered ring having a hetero atom.

A device comprising a thin film which is prepared from a polymer having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1 --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, and each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, said thin film being prepared from said polymer by a Langmuir-Blodgett technique wherein a monolayer of the polymer is formed by spreading a solution of the polymer on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure.

A thin film which is prepared by forming a thin film from a mixture of a precursor and another compound capable of being formed into a thin film by a Langmuir-Blodgett method wherein a monolayer of the mixture is formed by spreading a solution of the mixture on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure, and converting the precursor in the obtained film of said mixture into a polymer having a hetero atom-containing 5-membered or 6-membered ring, said precursor having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1' --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1' is an organic group having a valence of at least 3 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and each linear recurring unit has a precursor structure capable of forming a 5-membered ring having a hetero atom or a 6-membered ring having a hetero atom.

A device comprising a thin film which is prepared from a mixture of a polymer and another substance capable of being formed into a thin film by a Langmuir-Blodgett method, wherein said polymer has as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1 --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1 --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valance of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, and each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, said thin film being prepared from said mixture by said Langmuir-Blodgett method wherein a monolayer of said mixture is formed by spreading a solution of the mixture on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure.

A device comprising a thin film which is prepared by converting a thin film of a precursor into a polymer having a hetero atom-containing 5-membered or 6-membered ring, said precursor having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1' --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1' is an organic group having a valence of at least 3 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and each linear recurring unit has a precursor structure capable of forming a 5-membered ring having a hetero atom or a 6-membered ring having a hetero atom.

A device comprising a thin film which is prepared by forming a thin film from a precursor by a Langmuir-Blodgett method wherein a monolayer of the precursor is formed by spreading a solution of the precursor on the surface of a nonsolvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure, and converting the obtained film of said precursor into a polymer having a hetero atom-containing 5-membered or 6-membered ring, said precursor having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1' --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1' is an organic group having a valence of at least 3 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by colvalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and each linear recurring unit has a precursor structure capable of forming a 5-membered ring having a hetero atom or a 6-membered ring having a hetero atom.

A device comprising a thin film which is prepared by forming a thin film from a mixture of a precursor and another compound capable of being formed into a thin film by a Langmuir-Blodgett method wherein a monolayer of the mixture is formed by spreading a solution of the mixture on the surface of a non-solvent liquid and compressing the formed monolayer at a constant surface pressure, and converting the precursor in the obtained film of said mixture into a polymer having a hetero atom-containing 5-membered or 6-membered ring, said precursor having as a basic skeleton linear recurring units of a formula selected from the group consisting of formula (1), formula (2) and formula (3):

• --A--R.sup.1' --AB--R.sup.2 --B-- (1)
• --A--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --B-- (2)
• --B--R.sup.1' --BA--R.sup.2 --A-- (3)
• wherein R.sup.1' is an organic group having a valence of at least 3 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an organic group having a valence of at least 2 and having at least 2 carbon atoms, A is an acid group having a hetero atom, B is a basic group having a hetero atom, each of AB and BA is a bivalent group produced by reacting said group A with said group B;
• each linear recurring unit having at least one hydrocarbon-containing group R.sup.3 bonded by covalent bonding to the linear recurring unit, wherein R.sup.3 has 12 to 30 carbon atoms, and each linear recurring unit has a precursor structure capable of forming a 5-membered ring having a hetero atom or a 6-membered ring having a hetero atom.