# US 7,611,823 B1 · Photosensitive polymeric material for WORM optical data storage with two-photon fluorescent readout

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- Number: US 7,611,823 B1
- Document ID: US7611823B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 11/272,189
- Filed: 2005-11-10
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2001-11-28
- Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Inventors: Kevin D. Belfield
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7611823B1

## CPC

- G03F 7/2053: {using a laser (ablative removal B41C)}
- B82Y 20/00: Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals
- G03F 7/105: having substances, e.g. indicators, for forming visible images
- G01N 1/30: Staining; Impregnating {; Fixation; Dehydration; Multistep processes for preparing samples of tissue, cell or nucleic acid material and the like for analysis}
- G11C 13/04: using optical elements {; using other beam accessed elements, e.g. electron or ion beam}
- Y10S 430/106: Binder containing
- Y10S 430/108: Polyolefin or halogen containing
- Y10S 430/111: Polymer of unsaturated acid or ester
- Y10S 430/123: Sulfur in heterocyclic ring
- Y10S 430/127: Spectral sensitizer containing
- Y10S 430/146: Laser beam
- G03F: PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR; (phototypographic composing devices B41B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrophotography, sensitive layers or processes therefor G03G)
- B82Y: SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
- G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q)
- G11C: STATIC STORES (semiconductor memory devices H10B)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

Image formation via photoinduced fluorescence changes in a polymeric medium with two-photon fluorescence readout of a multi-layer structure. Fluorophore-containing polymers, possessing one or more basic functional groups, underwent protonation in the presence of a photoinduced acid generator upon exposure to a broad-band UV light source or fast-pulsed red to near-IR laser irradiation. Solution studies demonstrated formation of monoprotonated and diprotonated species upon irradiation, each resulting in distinctly different absorption and fluorescence properties. The fluorescence of the original, neutral, fluorophore was reduced upon monoprotonation leading to a concomitant increase in fluorescence at longer wavelengths due to the monoprotonated form, the basis for multichannel data readout. Experiments in polymer films demonstrate the changes in fluorescence properties of the photosensitive polymer compositions and polymers can be employed for a high storage density, write-once read-many (WORM) data storage medium with two-photon fluorescence readout. Two-channel, two-photon fluorescence imaging provided both “positive” and “negative” image readout capability.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A photosensitive polymer composition consisting essentially of:
(a) a fluorophore-containing polymer comprising a construct of a fluorophore incorporated into a polymer unit selected from:
wherein X is an electron donating moiety selected from the group:
—NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), 2-thiazolyl substituted with 0-2 R2; 2-oxazolyl substituted with 0-2 R2; 2-benzothiazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2;
2-benzoxazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2; and 2- or 4-pyridyl substituted with 0-4 R2, and N-carbazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2;
Y is a structural unit of a fluorophore substituted with 0-5 R1 and is selected from the group:
U and V, at each occurrence, are independently a bond, —CH═CH—,
—CH═CH-phenylene-, or -phenylene-CH═CH—;
n is 1-50;
R1 is independently amino, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, SH, SCH3, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2,
—NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), —N═C═S, —NH(C═S)—O(C1-C6 alkyl), —NH(C═S)—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), or —NH(C═S)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)2;
R2 is amino, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, SH, SCH3, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), —N═C═S, —NH(C═S)—O(C1-C6 alkyl),
—NH(C═S)—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —NH(C═S)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —CO2H, or
—CO2(C1-C6 alkyl);
R3 and R4, at each occurrence, are independently C1-C16 alkyl, C1-C10 haloalkyl, —(CH2)1-9CO2H, —(CH2)1-9CO2(C1-C6 alkyl),
—(CH2CH2O)1-6H, or —(CH2CH2O)1-6(C1-C6 alkyl); and,
(b) a photoacid generator selected from the group consisting of diphenyl iodide hexafluorophosphate, diphenyl iodide hexafluoroarsenate, diphenyliodide hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyl p-methoxyphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-toluenyl triflate, diphenyl p-isobutylphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-tert-butylphenyl triflate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroarsenate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triphenylsulfonium triflate, dibutylnaphthylsulfonium triflate and mixtures thereof, wherein the photoacid generator induces protonation of the fluorene dye in the fluorophore-containing polymer using red to near-IR laser irradiation resulting in two-photon fluorescent imaging in Write Once Read Many times (WORM) optical data storage and two-photon fluorescent readout of stored data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A photosensitive composition according to claim 1, consisting essentially of:
(a) a fluorophore-containing polymer comprising a construct of a fluorophore incorporated into a polymer unit selected from:
wherein Y is a structural unit of a fluorophore
substituted with 0-2R1; and,
(b) a photoacid generator selected from the group consisting of diphenyl iodide hexafluorophosphate, diphenyl iodide hexafluoroarsenate, diphenyl iodide hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyl p-methoxyphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-toluenyl triflate, diphenyl p-isobutylphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-tert-butylphenyl triflate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroarsenate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triphenylsulfonium triflate, dibutylnaphthylsulfonium triflate and mixtures thereof, wherein the photoacid generator induces protonation of the fluorophore in the fluorophore-containing polymer using red to near-IR laser irradiation resulting in two-photon fluorescent imaging in Write Once Read Many times (WORM) optical data storage and inducing photochemical changes for two-photon fluorescent readout of stored data.

### Claim 3

A method of storing Write Once Read Many times (WORM) optical data with two-photon acid generation consisting essentially of the steps of:
(a) using a photosensitive polymer composition containing a photoacid generator and a fluorophore-containing polymer consisting essentially of a construct of a fluorophore incorporated into a polymer unit selected from:
wherein X is an electron donating moiety selected from the group:
—NH2, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), 2-thiazolyl substituted with 0-2 R2; 2-oxazolyl substituted with 0-2 R2; 2-benzothiazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2;
2-benzoxazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2; and 2- or 4-pyridyl substituted with 0-4 R2, and N-carbazolyl substituted with 0-4 R2;
Y is a structural unit of a fluorophore substituted with 0-5 R1 and is selected from the group:
U and V, at each occurrence, are independently a bond, —CH═CH—,
—CH═CH-phenylene-, or -phenylene-CH═CH—;
n is 1-50;
R1 is independently amino, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, SH, SCH3, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), —N═C═S, —NH(C═S)—O(C1-C6 alkyl), —NH(C═S)—NH(C1-C6 alkyl), or —NH(C═S)—N(C1-C6 alkyl)2; and
R2 is amino, hydroxy, halogen, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C6 haloalkyl, SH, SCH3, —NH(C1-C6 alkyl), —N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —NH(aryl), —N(aryl)2, —NHCO(C1-C4 alkyl), —N═C═S, NH(C═S)O(C1-C6 alkyl), —NH(C═S)—NH(C—C6 alkyl), —NH(C═S)N(C1-C6 alkyl)2, —CO2H, or
—CO2(C1-C6 alkyl);
R3 and R4, at each occurrence, are independently C1-C16 alkyl, C1-C10 haloalkyl, —(CH2)1-9CO2H, —(CH2)1-9C2(C1-C6 alkyl), —(CH2CH2O)1-6H, or —(CH2CH2O)1-6(C1-C6 alkyl);
b) said allowing the photosensitive polymer composition to be shaped into at least a single layer structure;
(c) exposing the single photosensitive polymer layer structure to a light source selected from at least one of ultra violet (UV) light visible light, two-photon irradiation, and red to near-IR laser irradiation; and
(d) inducing storage in the single photosensitive polymer layer by means of two photon photoacid generation provoked by red to near infra-red laser light generation; and,
(e) protonating the fluorophore in the fluorophore-containing polymer causing a change of optical property which results in data storage.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of storing Write Once Read Many times (WORM) optical data with two-photon acid generation according to claim 3, wherein the photoacid generator is selected from the group consisting of diphenyl iodide hexafluorophosphate, diphenyl iodide hexafluoroarsenate, diphenyliodide hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyl p-methoxyphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-toluenyl triflate, diphenyl p-isobutylphenyl triflate, diphenyl p-tert-butylphenyl triflate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroarsenate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triphenylsulfonium triflate, dibutylnaphthylsulfonium triflate and mixtures thereof.