A Novel Thermally Stable Spironaphthoxazine and Its Application in Rewritable High Density Optical Data Storage

Abstract

A novel spironaphthoxazine SOFC molecule with a stable ring-opened photomerocyanine form by incorporating a ferrocene moiety to the parent spironaphthoxazine has been synthesized. Two-dimensional luminescence images obtained by confocal microscope employing fluorescence as read-out method (see Figure) and three-dimensional high-density recording using two-photon technology of SOFC-poly(methyl methacrylate) films are demonstrated. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2005/c0953_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.