WO2009145097A1 - アゾ金属キレート色素及び光記録媒体 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a dye, an optical recording medium having a recording layer containing the dye, and a method for recording information on the optical recording medium.
- the present inventors have proposed an extremely high-density dye-coated write-once optical recording medium having good recording and reproducing characteristics using a substrate having a relatively shallow groove depth that can be stably molded (Patent Document). 1). That is, a substrate having guide grooves formed thereon, a layer having at least a light reflection function on the substrate, a recording layer containing as a main component a dye having a light absorption function with respect to the recording / reproducing light wavelength in an unrecorded state, And a cover layer on which the recording / reproducing light is incident on the recording layer in this order, and a recording groove on the side far from the surface on which the recording / reproducing light beam obtained by focusing the recording / reproducing light is incident is recorded.
- the optical recording medium is configured such that the reflected light intensity of the recording pit portion formed in the recording groove portion is larger than the reflected light intensity when not recorded in the recording groove portion mainly due to a phase change.
- Examples of such a dye for an optical recording medium include an azo compound having a coupler component having a ⁇ -diketone structure and a diazo component having a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring structure (see Patent Document 2).
- This type of compound has a large absorption in the vicinity of 405 nm, which is the emission wavelength of the blue laser, and has relatively excellent light resistance. Therefore, an optical recording medium using this type of compound can record and reproduce high-density optical information using a blue laser.
- a dye for an optical recording medium a dye as described in Patent Document 3 is also known.
- Patent Document 2 when the compounds described in Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3 and the like are used as dyes, recording at a low linear velocity gives good characteristics, but recording characteristics often become insufficient as the linear velocity increases. It was. Further, even when good recording characteristics were exhibited at high speed, there were many trade-off phenomena between high-speed recording characteristics and reproduction durability that the reproduction durability was insufficient.
- thermo interference occurs when a recording mark is formed by laser irradiation, and there is a tendency to inhibit formation of a good recording state. This phenomenon is particularly remarkable when the linear velocity at the time of recording is high, and this is also a problem of an optical recording medium using an organic dye in the recording layer.
- the present invention was devised in view of the above problems, and is an optical recording medium that is excellent in both high-speed recording characteristics and reproduction durability, a dye that can be used therefor, and a method for optically recording information on the optical recording medium.
- the purpose is to provide.
- an azo metal chelate compound in which an azo compound in which a predetermined azo component and a predetermined coupler component are combined is coordinated to a metal ion is used as a recording layer of an optical recording medium.
- the gist of the present invention resides in a dye characterized in that an azo compound represented by the following formula [I] is coordinated to a metal ion.
- ring A represents a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring formed having a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom.
- X represents C—R 1 R 2 , an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and N— R 1 , R 2 and R 3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group which may be substituted, or a substituent selected from the group consisting of R 3 .
- the substituent of benzene ring B is adjacent. In substituent each other may be bonded to each other to form a ring.
- X represents any one selected from the group consisting of C—R 1 R 2 , an oxygen atom, and N—R 3
- R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently A hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and a straight chain having 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
- a branched alkenyl group, an aryl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and an acyl group represented by —COR 4 (wherein R 4 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a carbon number It is preferably represented by any one selected from the group consisting of an aralkyl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms and an aryl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
- X represents N—R 3
- R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, and carbon. It is more preferable to represent one selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched alkenyl group having a number of 2 or more and 8 or less.
- ring A is an isoxazole ring, triazole ring, pyrazole ring, pyridine ring, pyrimidine ring, imidazole ring, thiazole ring, oxazole ring, oxadiazole ring, thiadiazole ring, isothiazole ring, benzothiazole. It preferably represents any one selected from the group consisting of a ring, a benzisoxazole ring, a benzoxazole ring and a benzimidazole ring.
- ring A is selected from the group consisting of an isoxazole ring, triazole ring, pyrazole ring, thiadiazole ring, pyridine ring, pyrimidine ring, imidazole ring, thiazole ring and benzisoxazole ring. It is more preferable to represent.
- the metal ion is preferably a metal ion selected from Group 3 to Group 12 elements of the periodic table. Furthermore, it is more preferable that the metal ion is an ion of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, copper, iron, zinc and manganese. Moreover, it is especially preferable that the ring A represents a triazole ring and the metal ion is nickel or cobalt.
- Another gist of the present invention includes a substrate and a recording layer provided on the substrate and capable of recording or reproducing information when irradiated with light, and the recording layer contains the dye of the present invention.
- the present invention resides in an optical recording medium.
- the light is preferably laser light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 430 nm.
- Still another subject matter of the present invention lies in an optical recording method characterized in that information is recorded on the optical recording medium of the present invention with a laser beam having a wavelength of 380 nm or more and 430 nm or less.
- the dye of the present invention by applying this dye to an optical recording medium, an optical recording medium excellent in both high-speed recording characteristics and reproduction durability can be realized.
- the optical recording medium of the present invention is excellent in both high-speed recording characteristics and reproduction stability.
- information can be recorded at high density on the optical recording medium of the present invention.
- 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a write-once type optical recording medium having a film surface incidence configuration as one embodiment of the present invention.
- 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a multilayer recording medium as one embodiment of the present invention.
- the dye of the present invention is at least an azo metal chelate compound in which an azo compound represented by the following formula [I] (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “azo compound according to the present invention” as appropriate) is coordinated to a metal ion. is there. That is, it is an azo metal chelate compound having at least a ligand and a metal ion corresponding to the azo compound according to the present invention.
- the dye of the present invention is a dye compound suitable for recording with blue laser light, having appropriate absorption in a blue light region having a wavelength of 380 nm to 430 nm.
- ring A represents a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring formed having a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom.
- X represents any one selected from the group consisting of C—R 1 R 2 , an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and N—R 3 .
- R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted linear or branched alkyl group, an optionally substituted aralkyl group, or an optionally substituted cycloalkyl.
- R 4 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group or heterocyclic group.
- the benzene ring B represents a benzene ring that may have a substituent.
- the substituents of the benzene ring B may be bonded to each other with adjacent substituents to form a ring.
- the azo compound serving as a ligand in the dye of the present invention is represented by the formula [I].
- the left heteroaromatic ring of the azo group (—N ⁇ N—) is called a diazo component, and the right structure is called a coupler component.
- These structures have keto-enol tautomeric structures, and the structure of the formula [I] can have the following structure.
- the hydrogen atom of the enol is removed to coordinate in the form of —O 2 — . That is, it is coordinated as a ligand represented by the formula [II]. Therefore, in this specification, the enol type is used in a unified manner.
- X represents a divalent group, and specifically represents any one selected from the group consisting of C—R 1 R 2 , an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and N—R 3 . Note that C—R 1 R 2 and N—R 3 have the following structures when a bond is drawn.
- R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group, an aryl group, and —COR 4 Any one selected from the group consisting of acyl groups represented by the formula:
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is a linear or branched alkyl group
- the alkyl group usually has 1 or more carbon atoms, usually 12 or less, preferably 8 or less. If the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group is too large, the absorbance per unit weight will be small, and the recording characteristics may be deteriorated. In addition, what is necessary is just to enlarge, when improving the solubility to a solvent.
- alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, n-butyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, 2-ethylhexyl and the like.
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is an aralkyl group
- the carbon number of the aralkyl group is usually 7 or more, usually 18 or less, preferably 12 or less. If the number of carbon atoms in the aralkyl group is too large, the absorbance per unit weight is decreased, and the recording characteristics may be deteriorated.
- the aralkyl group include benzyl group, phenethyl group, ⁇ -methylbenzyl group and the like.
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is a cycloalkyl group
- the carbon number of the cycloalkyl group is usually 3 or more, preferably 5 or more, and usually 8 or less, preferably 6 or less. If the number of carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl group is too large, the absorbance per unit weight becomes small, and the recording characteristics may be deteriorated.
- the cycloalkyl group include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and the like.
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is a linear or branched alkenyl group
- the carbon number of the alkenyl group is usually 2 or more, usually 12 or less, preferably 8 or less. If the number of carbon atoms in the alkenyl group is too large, the absorbance per unit weight decreases, and the recording characteristics may deteriorate.
- the alkenyl group include vinyl group, 1-propenyl group, allyl group, 2-butenyl group and the like.
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 is an aryl group
- the aryl group usually has 6 or more carbon atoms, usually 18 or less, preferably 12 or less.
- the carbon number of the aryl group is too large, the absorbance per unit weight becomes small, and the recording characteristics may be deteriorated.
- the aryl group include a phenyl group, a tolyl group, a mesityl group, and a naphthyl group.
- R 4 represents a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group.
- R 4 is a hydrocarbon group, examples thereof include: Methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl group, n-heptyl group and the like, usually having 1 or more carbon atoms, usually 12 or less, preferably Up to 8 linear or branched alkyl groups; A cyclic alkyl group having usually 3 or more, preferably 5 or more, and usually 8 or less, preferably 6 or less, such as a cyclopropyl group, a cyclopentyl group, or a cyclohexyl group; A linear or branched alkenyl group having usually 2 or more carbon atoms and usually 12 or less, preferably 8 or less, such as a vinyl group, propenyl
- R 4 when R 4 is a heterocyclic group, the number of heteroatoms that the heterocyclic group has may be one or two or more.
- Preferred structures for the heterocyclic ring include a 5- to 6-membered saturated heterocyclic ring; a 5- to 6-membered monocyclic ring and a 2-fused aromatic heterocyclic ring.
- the heterocyclic group include saturated heterocyclic groups such as 4-piperidyl group, morpholino group, 2-morpholinyl group, piperazyl group; 2-furyl group, 2-pyridyl group, 2-thiazolyl group, 2-quinolyl group And aromatic heterocyclic groups such as
- acyl group represented by —COR 4 include the following.
- R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 may have a substituent. That is, R 1 , R 2 and R 3 constituting a linear or branched alkyl group, an aralkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a linear or branched alkenyl group, an aryl group, and a hydrocarbon group constituting R 4 And the heterocyclic group may be substituted as long as the effects of the present invention are not significantly impaired.
- the alkyl chain portion of the alkyl group represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 may usually have a substituent.
- the number of substituents may be one, or two or more.
- the kind of substituent may be 1 type and 2 or more types may be substituted by arbitrary combinations and ratios.
- the substitution position of the substituent is also arbitrary.
- Examples of the substituent are: An alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, such as a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an n-propoxy group, an isopropoxy group, an n-butoxy group, a sec-butoxy group, or a tert-butoxy group; An alkoxyalkoxy group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, such as methoxymethoxy group, ethoxymethoxy group, propoxymethoxy group, ethoxyethoxy group, propoxyethoxy group, methoxybutoxy group; An alkoxyalkoxyalkoxy group having 3 to 15 carbon atoms, such as a methoxymethoxymethoxy group, a methoxymethoxyethoxy group, a methoxyethoxymethoxy group, a methoxymethoxyethoxy group, or an ethoxyethoxymethoxy group; Aryloxy groups having 6 to 12 carbon atoms such as phenoxy group, toly
- the substituent which R ⁇ 1 >, R ⁇ 2 >, R ⁇ 3 > and R ⁇ 4 > have may further have a substituent.
- the number of substituents further may be one, or two or more.
- the type of the substituent further possessed may be one, or two or more may be substituted in any combination and ratio.
- the substitution position of the substituent further possessed is also arbitrary. As the example, the same thing as the substituent which R ⁇ 1 >, R ⁇ 2 >, R ⁇ 3 > and R ⁇ 4 > mentioned above have is mentioned.
- R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 18 carbon atoms, and a carbon number.
- R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are each a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 12 carbon atoms, and a straight chain having 2 to 8 carbon atoms. Or it is more preferably any one selected from the group consisting of branched alkenyl groups. This is because the absorbance per unit weight can be increased.
- X is preferably any one selected from the group consisting of C—R 1 R 2 , an oxygen atom, and N—R 3 .
- N—R 3 is more preferable. This is because various types of R 3 can be easily introduced in the synthesis, and the performance such as solubility can be adjusted by selecting the type of R 3 .
- ring A represents a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring formed having a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom.
- the structure of ring A may be a single ring or a condensed ring as long as it has a nitrogen atom at a coordinateable position.
- the number of condensed rings in the case of a condensed ring is not limited, but is usually 2 or more and usually 3 or less. However, a single ring is particularly preferable.
- Examples of ring A include the following.
- D 1 to D 9 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or 7 to 18 carbon atoms. Or an aralkyl group, a straight chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and an acyl group represented by —COR 4 .
- the ring A is preferably a 5- to 6-membered monocyclic or bicondensed nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring from the viewpoint of absorption wavelength and solubility.
- examples of such ring A include isoxazole ring, triazole ring, pyrazole ring, pyridine ring, pyrimidine ring, imidazole ring, thiazole ring, oxazole ring, oxadiazole ring, thiadiazole ring, isothiazole ring, benzothiazole ring Benzisoxazole ring, benzoxazole ring, benzimidazole ring and the like.
- isoxazole ring in view of the availability of reagents and reactivity, isoxazole ring, triazole ring, pyrazole ring, thiadiazole ring, pyridine ring, pyrimidine ring, imidazole ring, thiazole ring, and benzisoxazole ring are preferable, and triazole ring is particularly preferable. preferable.
- Ring A may have an arbitrary substituent as long as the effects of the present invention are not significantly impaired.
- the number of substituents may be one, or two or more.
- the kind of substituent may be 1 type and 2 or more types may be substituted by arbitrary combinations and ratios.
- the substitution position of the substituent is also arbitrary.
- substituents include A methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-heptyl group, and the like, which may be substituted, usually having 1 or more carbon atoms, A linear or branched alkyl group, usually 12 or less, preferably 8 or less; A cyclic alkyl group having a carbon number of usually 3 or more, preferably 5 or more, and usually 8 or less, preferably 6 or less, which may be substituted, such as a cyclopropyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantyl group; A linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, usually 12 or less, preferably 8 or less, which may be substituted, such as a vinyl group, propenyl group, hexen
- R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 13 , R 14 , R 17 , and R 18 each independently represents a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group, similarly to R 4 .
- the thing similar to R ⁇ 4 > is mentioned here as a hydrocarbon group and a heterocyclic group.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 11 , R 12 , R 15 , and R 16 each independently represent any of a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, and a heterocyclic group.
- the hydrocarbon group and heterocyclic group represents the same as R 4.
- R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , and R 18 are the same as R 1 described above.
- R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may have a substituent.
- examples of the amino group represented by —NR 5 R 6 include the following.
- acylamino group represented by —NHCOR 7 examples include the following.
- Examples of the carbamate group represented by —NHCOOR 8 include the following.
- Examples of the carboxylate group represented by —COOR 9 include the following.
- Examples of the acyloxy group represented by —OCOR 10 include the following.
- Examples of the carbamoyl group represented by —CONR 11 R 12 include the following.
- Examples of the sulfonyl group represented by —SO 2 R 13 include the following.
- Examples of the sulfinyl group represented by —SOR 14 include the following.
- Examples of the sulfamoyl group represented by —SO 2 NR 15 R 16 include the following.
- Examples of the sulfonate group represented by —SO 3 R 17 include the following.
- Examples of the sulfonamide group represented by —NHSO 2 R 18 include the following.
- ring A has, preferable ones are linear or branched alkyl groups, cyclic alkyl groups, linear or branched alkenyl groups, from the viewpoint of ease of synthesis and solubility in coating solvents, and the like.
- Aralkyl group linear or branched alkoxy group, linear or branched alkylthio group, aryl group, saturated or unsaturated 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic group, halogen atom, nitro group, cyano group, mercapto group, hydroxy group, a formyl group, an acyl group represented by -COR 4, an amino group represented by -NR 5 R 6, an acylamino group represented by -NHCOR 7, a carbamate group represented by -NHCOOR 8, -COOR 9 Table in represented by carboxylic acid ester group, an acyloxy group represented by -OCOR 10, a carbamoyl group represented by -CONR 11 R 12, in -SO 2 R 13 A sulfonyl group, a sulfinyl group represented by -SOR 14, a sulfamoyl group represented by -SO 2 NR 15 R 16, sulfonic acid ester group represented by -SO 3 R 17 being represented
- linear or branched alkyl groups particularly preferred are linear or branched alkyl groups, cyclic alkyl groups, linear or branched alkenyl groups, aralkyl groups, linear or branched alkoxy groups, linear or branched alkylthio groups, and aryl groups.
- the substituent which the ring A has may further have a substituent, unless the effect of this invention is impaired remarkably.
- the alkyl chain portion of the alkyl group represented by -R 18 may usually further have a substituent. At this time, the number of substituents further may be one, or two or more.
- the type of the substituent further possessed may be one, or two or more may be substituted in any combination and ratio. Further, the substitution position of the substituent further possessed is arbitrary. As the example, the same thing as the substituent which R ⁇ 1 >, R ⁇ 2 >, R ⁇ 3 > and R ⁇ 4 > mentioned above have is mentioned.
- the benzene ring B represents a benzene ring which may have a substituent.
- the number of substituents may be one, or two or more.
- the kind of substituent may be 1 type and 2 or more types may be substituted by arbitrary combinations and ratios.
- the substitution position of the substituent is also arbitrary. Examples of such a substituent include the same substituents as the ring A described above.
- the substituent which the benzene ring B has may have a substituent as long as the effect of this invention is not impaired remarkably similarly to the substituent which the ring A has.
- the substituent which the benzene ring B has may form the condensed ring by mutually adjoining substituents mutually condensing.
- the formed condensed ring may be a ring composed of carbon atoms, but may be a ring containing a hetero atom such as an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom in addition to the carbon atom. Further, this condensed ring may be composed only of a saturated bond, or may be a ring formed including not only a saturated bond but also an unsaturated bond.
- X in the formula [I] is CR 1 R 2 or NR 3
- R 1 , R 2 or R 3 and the benzene ring B may form a condensed structure.
- a 5- to 7-membered ring structure is preferable from the viewpoint of ease of synthesis and stability, and a saturated 5- to 6-membered ring is particularly preferable.
- Preferred examples of the benzene ring B are shown below together with the structure of the ring containing X.
- the molecular weight of the azo compound according to the present invention is preferably 1000 or less, more preferably 700 or less. This is because, if the molecular weight is too large, the Gram extinction coefficient decreases, so that the absorption tends to be small with respect to the amount of the dye.
- Examples of the azo compound according to the present invention include the following. Me represents a methyl group, Et represents an ethyl group, t-Bu represents a t-butyl group, i-Bu represents an isobutyl group, and i-Pr represents an isopropyl group.
- the metal ion constituting the dye of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “the metal ion according to the present invention” as appropriate) is a metal ion that forms an azo metal chelate compound by binding to the azo compound according to the present invention.
- the type of the metal ion according to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has the ability to form coordination, and may be a transition element, a typical element, or an oxidation number.
- the metal ion according to the present invention is preferably a metal ion selected from Group 3 to Group 12 elements of the periodic table. This is because a complex with a transition metal often has a higher molar extinction coefficient than a salt with a typical element, and a stable complex can often be obtained.
- the metal ion according to the present invention is preferably a divalent transition metal ion. This is because the azo compound 2 can be coordinated with respect to the divalent transition metal ion 1 and a complex can be easily formed.
- preferable examples of the metal ion according to the present invention include divalent transition metal ions such as nickel, cobalt, copper, iron, zinc, and manganese. Among these, nickel and cobalt are preferable.
- the metal ion is particularly preferably nickel or cobalt.
- the dye of the present invention is a complex formed by liganding at least the azo compound according to the present invention described above to a metal ion.
- the hydrogen atom of the hydroxyl group present in the coupler component of the azo compound according to the present invention is removed to form a ligand represented by the above formula [II], and this ligand is coordinated to the metal ion. Will do.
- the ratio between the metal ion and the azo compound according to the present invention is not particularly limited. Therefore, the dye of the present invention takes an arbitrary complex structure in which one or two or more azo compounds are coordinated to one or two or more metal ions depending on the combination of the metal ion and the azo compound. be able to.
- the ratio of the metal ion to the azo compound is preferably 1: 2 because of the ease of forming the complex.
- the complex coordinated at a ratio of the azo compound 2 to the divalent transition metal ion 1 A structure is preferred.
- azo dyes according to the present invention when two or more azo dyes according to the present invention are coordinated in the dye of the present invention, one kind of azo dye may be used, or two or more kinds may be used in any combination and ratio.
- dye of this invention contains two or more metal ions based on this invention, the kind of metal ion may be 1 type and may use 2 or more types by arbitrary combinations and a ratio.
- the pigment of the present invention may contain components other than the azo compound and metal ion according to the present invention.
- the dye of the present invention may contain a counter ion having a charge in addition to the azo compound and metal ion according to the present invention.
- Examples of the dye of the present invention include the following.
- dye of this invention is not specifically limited, Usually, it can manufacture as shown in following Reaction Formula. That is, first, an aromatic heterocyclic amine corresponding to a diazo component is diazotized in an acidic solution with sodium nitrite, nitrosylsulfuric acid, etc., and dropped into a coupler solution at around 0 ° C. to synthesize an azo compound. Thereafter, the azo compound is dissolved in an appropriate solvent, and the metal salt solution is dropped into the azo compound solution to purify the complex. Note that the following reaction formula shows a structure in the case where a complex having a 2: 1 abundance ratio of a divalent metal ion M and an azo compound is synthesized.
- the optical recording medium of the present invention has a substrate and a recording layer provided on the substrate and capable of recording or reproducing information by irradiation with light, and the recording layer contains the dye of the present invention. It is composed.
- the dye of the present invention contained in the recording layer may be one kind, or two or more kinds may be used in any combination and ratio.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a write-once type optical recording medium having a film surface incidence configuration as one embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical recording medium 20 of this embodiment has at least a layer having a light reflecting function (reflective layer 23) on a substrate 21 in which grooves are formed, and absorbs recording / reproducing light in an unrecorded (before recording) state.
- the recording layer 22 having a light absorption function mainly composed of a dye, an interface layer 30 in contact with the recording layer 22, and a cover layer 24 are sequentially stacked.
- the recording / reproducing light beam 27 collected from the cover layer 24 side through the objective lens 28 is incident on the optical recording medium 20 to record and reproduce information. That is, the optical recording medium 20 of the present embodiment has a “film surface incidence configuration” (also referred to as a reverse stack).
- the layer 23 having a light reflection function is simply referred to as “reflection layer 23”
- the recording layer 22 having a light absorption function mainly composed of a dye is simply referred to as “recording layer 22”.
- the wavelength of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 (recording / reproducing light wavelength) ⁇ is often a red to blue-violet wavelength (about 350 nm to 600 nm).
- the wavelength is preferably 350 nm or more, more preferably 380 nm or more, and 450 nm or less, but not necessarily limited thereto.
- the guide groove portion (recording / reproducing light beam is incident on the side far from the incident surface (surface on which the recording / reproducing light beam is incident) 29 of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 to the cover layer 24.
- (Guide groove portion on the side far from the surface) is a recording groove portion, and recording is such that the reflected light intensity of the recording pit portion formed in the recording groove portion is higher than the reflected light intensity of the recording groove portion when not recorded (hereinafter referred to as LtoH recording) Is supposed to do.
- the main mechanism is that the increase in reflected light intensity is mainly due to the phase change of the reflected light at the recording pit portion. That is, the change is mainly used before and after recording of the reciprocating optical path length of the reflected light in the recording groove.
- a guide groove portion (coincidence with the groove portion of the substrate) far from the incident surface (surface on which the recording / reproducing light beam is incident) 29 of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 on the cover layer 24 is covered.
- the inter-groove portion 25 (in-groove), and the guide inter-groove portion (matching the inter-groove portion of the substrate) close to the surface on which the recording / reproducing light beam 27 enters is called the cover layer groove portion 26 (on-groove).
- in-groove recording By controlling the optical characteristics such as the groove shape and the refractive index of each layer, recording using the cover layer groove portion 25 (in-groove) as a recording track (hereinafter referred to as “in-groove recording”). Can be realized by LtoH recording.
- the substrate 21 can be formed of a material such as plastic, metal, or glass having appropriate workability and rigidity. Unlike the substrate incidence configuration, the material of the substrate 21 of the optical recording medium 20 having the film surface incidence configuration is not limited to transparency or birefringence. In addition, the material which forms the board
- the guide groove is formed on the surface of the substrate 21.
- a thin resin layer of photo-curing or thermosetting is provided on the surface, and the groove is formed there. Will do.
- a plastic material is used and the shape of the substrate 21 (particularly a disk shape) and the guide groove on the surface are formed all at once by injection molding.
- the thickness of the substrate 21 is preferably about 0.5 mm to 1.2 mm.
- the thickness of the substrate and the cover layer are preferably 1.2 mm, which is the same as that of a conventional CD or DVD. This is because the case used in conventional CDs and DVDs can be used as it is.
- the Blu-ray disc defines that the substrate thickness is 1.1 mm and the cover layer thickness is 0.1 mm.
- the track pitch at which the cover layer groove portion 25 becomes the recording groove is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more, more preferably 0.2 ⁇ m or more in order to achieve higher density than CD-R and DVD-R. Moreover, 0.6 micrometer or less is preferable and 0.4 micrometer or less is more preferable.
- the groove depth is preferably in the range of approximately 30 nm to 70 nm. Within the above range, the groove depth is appropriately optimized in consideration of the recording groove portion reflectance in an unrecorded state, the signal characteristics of the recording signal, the push-pull signal characteristics, the optical characteristics of the recording layer 22, and the like.
- the recording groove width width of the cover layer groove portion 25
- the spot diameter diameter (diameter in the groove transverse direction) of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 on the surface of the recording layer 22.
- the recording groove width is in the range of 0.1 ⁇ m to 0.2 ⁇ m. It is preferable. Outside these ranges, it is often difficult to form grooves or inter-groove portions.
- the shape of the guide groove is usually rectangular.
- the recording layer 22 is formed by coating, which will be described later, it is desirable that the dye is selectively accumulated in the groove portion of the substrate 21 for several tens of seconds until the solvent of the dye-containing solution (dye solution) is almost evaporated.
- the shoulder between the grooves is rounded so that the dye solution easily falls and accumulates in the groove portion.
- Such a groove shape having a round shoulder can be formed by etching the surface of a plastic substrate or stamper by exposing it to plasma or UV ozone for several seconds to several minutes.
- the etching by plasma is suitable for obtaining the shape of the shoulder of the round groove portion because the sharp portion such as the shoulder of the groove portion (edge of the groove portion) of the substrate is selectively cut away.
- the guide groove is usually added by groove modulation, groove modulation such as groove meandering, groove depth modulation, or irregular pits due to intermittent or intermittent recording grooves, in order to give additional information such as addresses and synchronization signals.
- groove modulation such as groove meandering, groove depth modulation, or irregular pits due to intermittent or intermittent recording grooves
- a Blu-ray disc uses a wobble address method using two modulation methods, MSK (minimum-shift-keying) and STW (saw-tooth-wobbles).
- the layer having a light reflection function is preferably formed of a material having a high reflectance with respect to the recording / reproducing light wavelength and a reflectance of 70% or more with respect to the recording / reproducing light wavelength.
- additive elements such as Au, Cu, rare earth elements (particularly Nd), Nb, Ta, V, Mo, Mn, Mg, Cr, Bi, Al, Si, Ge, etc.
- the corrosion resistance against moisture, oxygen, sulfur and the like can be improved, which is preferable.
- a dielectric mirror in which a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked can be used as the reflective layer 23.
- the material which forms the reflection layer 23 may be 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together by arbitrary combinations and a ratio.
- the film thickness of the reflective layer 23 is preferably 70 nm or less, and more preferably 65 nm or less in order to maintain the groove step on the surface of the substrate 21. Except for the case of forming a multilayer recording medium (see FIG. 2), which will be described later, the thickness of the reflective layer 23 is preferably 30 nm or more, and more preferably 40 nm or more.
- the surface roughness Ra of the reflective layer 23 is preferably 5 nm or less, and more preferably 1 nm or less.
- Ag has a property that flatness is increased by containing an additive. In this sense, it is preferable to contain 0.1 atomic% or more of the above additive element, and more preferably 0.5 atomic% or more. .
- the reflective layer 23 can be formed by, for example, a sputtering method, an ion plating method, an electron beam evaporation method, or the like.
- the recording layer 22 is a layer provided on the substrate 21 via the reflective layer 23, and information is recorded or reproduced by irradiating the recording layer 22 with a recording / reproducing light beam 27. It has become so.
- the recording layer 22 is configured to contain a dye, but in the present embodiment, the recording layer 22 contains the above-described dye of the present invention as the dye.
- the dye used in this embodiment refers to an organic compound having a remarkable absorption band due to its structure in the visible light (and its vicinity) wavelength region of 300 nm to 800 nm.
- a dye that causes an optical change that can be detected as a change in intensity is called a “principal dye”.
- the main component dye it is preferable that a single dye absorbs the wavelength ⁇ of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 and is altered by recording to cause the optical change.
- the main component dye may exhibit the above function as a mixture of a plurality of dyes.
- the dye of the present invention is contained in the recording layer 22 as the main component dye.
- the recording layer 22 may contain one kind of the dye of the present invention, or two or more kinds of the dye of the present invention may be used in an arbitrary combination and ratio.
- the content of the main component dye in the recording layer 22 is preferably 50% by weight or more, more preferably 80% by weight or more, and still more preferably 90% by weight or more based on the total amount of the recording layer material.
- the recording layer 22 may contain other dye in addition to the dye of the present invention as long as the effect of the present invention is not significantly inhibited.
- a dye other than the dye of the present invention may be used in combination as the main component dye, but a dye other than the main component dye may be used in combination.
- a dye as a so-called quencher may be used in combination.
- dye used together may be 1 type and may use 2 or more types together by arbitrary combinations and a ratio.
- the recording layer 22 may contain components other than the dye.
- components include a binder (binder) made of a low molecular material or a high molecular material, an antifading agent, a dielectric, and the like.
- these components may be 1 type and may use 2 or more types together by arbitrary combinations and ratios.
- binders that can be used include cellulose derivatives, natural polymer substances, hydrocarbon resins, vinyl resins, acrylic resins, polyvinyl alcohol, epoxy resins, and other organic polymers.
- the anti-fading agent improves the light resistance of the recording layer 22.
- As the antifading agent a singlet oxygen quencher is usually used.
- the amount of the anti-fading agent such as singlet quencher used is usually 0.1% by weight or more, preferably 1% by weight or more with respect to the recording layer material (component other than the browning inhibitor contained in the recording layer 22). More preferably, it is 5% by weight or more, and is usually 50% by weight or less, preferably 30% by weight or less, more preferably 25% by weight or less.
- the thickness of the recording layer 22 is usually 5 nm or more, preferably 10 nm or more, more preferably 20 nm or more, and usually 100 nm or less, preferably 50 nm or less, more preferably 40 nm or less. If the recording layer 22 is too thin, the recording sensitivity tends to decrease. If the recording layer 22 is too thick, a good recording state tends not to be obtained.
- the recording layer 22 is formed by a coating method, a dye solution (coating solution) is prepared by dissolving the dye as a main component in a suitable solvent together with a binder, a quencher, and the like, and is applied onto the reflective layer 23 described above. What is necessary is just to dry.
- the concentration of the main component dye in the dye solution is usually 0.01% by weight or more, preferably 0.1% by weight or more, more preferably 0.2% by weight or more, and usually 10% by weight or less, preferably 5% by weight. % Or less, more preferably 2% by weight or less.
- the recording layer 22 is usually formed to a thickness of about 1 nm to 100 nm. Further, when the thickness of the recording layer 22 is desired to be less than 50 nm, the concentration of the main component dye in the dye solution is preferably less than 1% by weight, and more preferably less than 0.8% by weight.
- coating by a spin coat method it is also preferable to adjust a rotation speed.
- Examples of the solvent for preparing the dye solution include alcohols such as ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and n-butanol diacetone alcohol; fluorinated carbonization such as tetrafluoropropanol (TFP) and octafluoropentanol (OFP). Hydrogen solvents; glycol ethers such as ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether; esters such as butyl acetate, ethyl lactate and cellosolve acetate; chlorinated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane and chloroform; dimethylcyclohexane, etc.
- alcohols such as ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, and n-butanol diacetone alcohol
- fluorinated carbonization such as tetrafluoropropanol (TFP) and octafluor
- Hydrocarbons such as tetrahydrofuran, ethyl ether, dioxane, etc .; methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexanone, methyl isobutyl ketone, etc .; It can be mentioned.
- the specific type of solvent may be appropriately selected in consideration of the solubility of the main component dye material to be dissolved.
- 1 type may be sufficient as a solvent and it may use 2 or more types together by arbitrary combinations and a ratio.
- the coating method examples include a spray method, a spin coating method, a dip method, and a roll coating method.
- the spin coating method is preferred for a disk-shaped optical recording medium. The reason why the spin coating method is preferred is that the uniformity of the film thickness can be ensured and the defect density can be reduced.
- the interface layer 30 is made of materials such as oxides such as metals and semiconductors, nitrides, carbides and sulfides; dielectric compounds such as fluorides such as magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca); and mixtures thereof. It is preferable to form.
- the material forming the interface layer 30 may be one type, or two or more types may be used in any combination and ratio.
- the interface layer 30 By adjusting the high hardness and thickness of the interface layer 30, deformation of the recording layer 22 (particularly, swelling deformation toward the cover layer 24) can be promoted or suppressed. In order to effectively utilize the bulging deformation, it is preferable to form the interface layer 30 with a dielectric material having a relatively low hardness. Specifically, a material obtained by mixing ZnO, In 2 O 3 , Ga 2 O 3 , ZnS, sulfides of rare earth metals, etc. with other metal or semiconductor oxides, nitrides, carbides or the like is preferable.
- the interface layer 30 can also be formed of a sputtered plastic film, a plasma polymerized film of hydrocarbon molecules, or the like.
- the refractive index of the interface layer 30 is preferably such that the difference between the refractive index of the recording layer 22 and the cover layer 24 is 1 or less.
- the refractive index value of the interface layer 30 is preferably in the range of 1 to 2.5.
- the film thickness of the interface layer 30 is preferably 1 nm or more, more preferably 5 nm or more, and preferably 50 nm or less, more preferably 30 nm or less.
- the cover layer 24 is usually formed of a material that is transparent to the recording / reproducing light beam 27 and has little birefringence. Specifically, the transmittance of the cover layer 24 with respect to the wavelength ⁇ of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 is preferably 70% or more, and more preferably 80% or more.
- the cover layer 24 can be formed, for example, by attaching a plastic plate (hereinafter referred to as “sheet” as appropriate) with an adhesive.
- a plastic plate hereinafter referred to as “sheet” as appropriate
- the plastic used as the sheet include polycarbonate, polyolefin, acrylic, cellulose triacetate, and polyethylene terephthalate.
- a curable resin such as a light curable resin, a radiation curable resin, or a thermosetting resin
- a pressure-sensitive adhesive or the like is used.
- the pressure sensitive adhesive for example, an adhesive made of acrylic, methacrylate, rubber, silicon, or urethane polymer can be used.
- Examples of specific procedures for forming the cover layer 24 include the following. For example, after preparing a coating solution by dissolving a photocurable resin constituting an adhesive layer (an adhesive layer that bonds the cover layer to the recording layer 22 or the interface layer 30) in an appropriate solvent, the coating solution is recorded. A coating film is formed on the layer 22 or the interface layer 30, and a sheet of polycarbonate or the like is overlaid on the coating film. Thereafter, the coating liquid is further stretched and developed by rotating the optical recording medium as required, and then the ultraviolet ray is irradiated with a UV lamp to cure the photocurable resin. As a result, the sheet is adhered to the recording layer 22 or the interface layer 30 to form the cover layer 24.
- a method in which a pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied to a sheet in advance, the sheet is overlaid on the recording layer 22 or the interface layer 30, and then pressed and pressed with an appropriate pressure to form the cover layer 24 is also possible. Can be mentioned.
- acrylic and methacrylate polymer adhesives are preferable from the viewpoint of transparency and durability.
- Specific examples include 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, iso-octyl acrylate and the like as main component monomers, and these main component monomers are acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide derivatives, maleic acid, hydroxyl ethyl acrylate, Examples thereof include a polymer adhesive obtained by copolymerizing a polar monomer such as glycidyl acrylate.
- Tg glass transition temperature
- tack performance adheresion formed immediately when contacted at low pressure
- peel strength peel strength
- shear holding force other physical properties
- the adhesive is used by mixing with a solvent as necessary.
- a solvent of an acrylic polymer ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, cyclohexane, etc. are used.
- the adhesive may contain other components. Examples of such components include polyisocyanate crosslinking agents.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive is usually uniformly applied in a predetermined amount to the surface of the sheet that contacts the recording layer 22 side, and after drying the solvent, the surface of the recording layer 22 side (if the interface layer 30 is provided, the interface layer 30 And is cured by applying pressure with a roller or the like.
- the sheets are bonded in a vacuum so as not to entrain air and form bubbles.
- the sheets are bonded together, and the release film is further peeled to integrate the sheet and the adhesive layer. You may make it stick together.
- the cover layer 24 can also be formed, for example, by applying a material and then curing with light, radiation, heat, or the like.
- a spin coat method, a dip method etc. are used as an apply
- a disk-shaped optical recording medium it is preferable to use a spin coat method.
- the cover layer 24 is formed by a coating method, as a material for the cover layer 24, urethane-based, epoxy-based, acrylic-based resin, or the like can be used.
- the cover layer 24 is formed by irradiating with ultraviolet rays, electron beams, or radiation to promote radical polymerization or cationic polymerization and curing.
- the cover layer 24 further has a thickness of about 0.1 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m in order to impart functions such as scratch resistance and fingerprint resistance to the incident light side surface (surface on which the recording / reproducing light beam 27 is incident) 29.
- These layers may be provided separately.
- the thickness of the cover layer 24 depends on the wavelength ⁇ of the recording / reproducing light beam 27 and the NA (numerical aperture) of the objective lens 28, but is preferably 0.01 mm or more, more preferably 0.05 mm or more, preferably 0. .3 mm or less, and more preferably 0.15 mm or less. In particular, it is preferable that the entire thickness including the thickness of the adhesive layer (not shown), the hard coat layer (not shown), etc. falls within the optically acceptable thickness range. For example, in a so-called Blu-ray disc, it is preferable to control to about 100 ⁇ m ⁇ 3 ⁇ m or less.
- the optical recording medium 20 may have a configuration other than that described above.
- the interface layer 30 formed between the recording layer 22 and the cover layer 24 described above mutual interface between the substrate 21, the reflective layer 23, and the recording layer 22, and diffusion of constituent materials.
- An interface layer can also be formed for prevention and adjustment of phase difference and reflectivity.
- the optical recording medium 20 of the present embodiment uses the dye of the present invention as the material for forming the recording layer 22, both the high-speed recording characteristics and the reproduction durability can be improved. This utilizes the excellent property that the dye of the present invention has strong light resistance under the light irradiation intensity during reproduction, but rapidly decomposes when light energy exceeding a threshold value is applied.
- the optical recording medium of the present invention may be implemented in embodiments other than those described above.
- a so-called multilayer recording medium is possible.
- This multilayer recording medium is an optical recording medium in which a plurality of recording layers and a reflective layer (hereinafter, the recording layer and the reflective layer may be collectively referred to as an information layer) are provided on a substrate.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a multilayer recording medium as one embodiment of the present invention.
- This optical recording medium 100 is configured by laminating a substrate 101, a reflective layer 103, a recording layer 102, an intermediate layer 114, a reflective layer 113, a recording layer 112, and a cover layer 111 in this order, and information is recorded from the recording layer 102 and the reflective layer 103.
- a layer (L0 layer) is configured, and an information layer (L1 layer) is configured from the recording layer 112 and the reflective layer 113.
- the information layer on the side on which the recording / reproducing light beam 107 is incident is the L1 layer
- the information layer on the back side as viewed from the side on which the recording / reproducing light beam 107 is incident is the L0 layer.
- the recording layers 102 and 112 are irradiated with the recording / reproducing light beam 107 through the objective lens 108 to record and reproduce information.
- the L1 layer preferably has a transmittance of 35% or more, and more preferably 50% or more. Therefore, in order to realize this transmittance, when the reflective layer 113 of the L1 layer is made of, for example, an Ag alloy, the thickness of the reflective layer 113 is usually 1 nm or more, preferably 5 nm or more, and usually 50 nm. Hereinafter, it is preferably 30 nm or less, more preferably 20 nm or less. Such a highly transmissive reflective layer 113 is called a translucent reflective layer.
- a transparent intermediate layer 114 is usually provided between the L0 layer and the L1 layer in order to prevent signal interference.
- the configuration of the optical recording medium 100 of the present embodiment is arbitrary as long as at least one, preferably all, of the recording layer 102 and the recording layer 112 contain the dye of the present invention.
- the dye of the present invention in at least one of the recording layer 102 and the recording layer 112, both the high-speed recording characteristics and the reproduction durability can be improved also in the optical recording medium 100 of the present embodiment.
- the substrate 101, the recording layer 102, the recording layer 112, the reflective layer 103, the cover layer 111, and the like can be configured similarly to the optical recording medium 20 described in FIG.
- the L0 layer and the L1 layer may have the same layer configuration or different layer configurations. Therefore, the recording layer 102 and the recording layer 112 may be the same or different in type and content of the dye.
- an interface layer may be provided between the recording layer 112 and the cover layer 111 as in the optical recording medium 20 described with reference to FIG.
- an interface layer may be provided between the recording layer 102 and the intermediate layer 114.
- the optical recording medium 100 of the present embodiment mainly uses phase change, it is expected that the amount of light transmitted through the L1 layer hardly changes before and after recording. This means that the amount of light transmitted to the L0 layer and the amount of light reflected from the L0 layer hardly change regardless of whether the L1 layer is recorded or not recorded. It is preferable because recording and reproduction can be performed in layers.
- optical recording medium 20 and the optical recording medium 100 described above are configured as described above, when recording the information, the recording layer 22, the recording layer 102, The recording layer 112 is irradiated with the recording / reproducing light beam 27 and the recording / reproducing light beam 107 to record information.
- laser light having such a short wavelength information can be recorded with high density.
- the basic structure of an optical recording apparatus for performing such optical recording can be the same as that of a conventional optical recording apparatus.
- conventionally known methods can be applied to the focus servo method and the tracking servo method.
- the spot at the focal position of the focused beam may be irradiated to the cover layer groove portion and follow the cover layer groove portion by the tracking servo.
- a push-pull signal is used.
- the focused recording / reproducing light beam When recording is performed between the cover layer grooves, the focused recording / reproducing light beam raises the temperature of the main dye of the recording layer and generates heat, thereby causing alteration (expansion, decomposition, sublimation, melting, etc.).
- the power of the recording / reproducing light beam (recording power) is modulated in accordance with the mark length.
- the mark length modulation method is not particularly limited, and EFM modulation (CD), EFM + modulation (DVD), 1-7PP modulation (Blu-ray), etc., which are commonly used Run-Length-Limited codes, can be applied.
- the polarity of the recording data signal may be reversed in advance so that the recording signal polarity at the mark and the space is reversed in the LtoH recording.
- the signal after recording can be apparently equivalent to the signal of HtoL polarity.
- the recording power is set to the high level Pw at the mark portion, and the low level Ps is set between the marks (spaces).
- Ps / Pw is usually 0.5 or less.
- Ps is a power that does not cause the above alteration in the recording layer by a single irradiation, and is used to preheat the recording layer prior to Pw.
- a known recording pulse strategy can be used as appropriate in the present invention.
- the recording power Pw irradiation time corresponding to the recording mark portion is further irradiated intermittently in a short time, modulated to a plurality of power levels, or irradiated at a low level Ps after irradiation at a high level Pw.
- a recording strategy such as irradiating a power level Pb lower than the low level Ps for a certain period of time until the transition can be used.
- the extract layer (ethyl acetate layer) was washed with water and then dried over sodium sulfate overnight. After the extraction layer was filtered, the solvent was distilled off with an evaporator. After the distillation, 15.56 g of an orange liquid represented by the following structural formula (2) (2) was obtained.
- the compound (2) thus obtained was dissolved in 202 ml of chloroform, cooled to 0 ° C. to 5 ° C., and 42.02 g of m-chloroperbenzoic acid was added little by little so as to keep it at 10 ° C. or lower, and stirred for 30 minutes. Stir at room temperature for 1 hour and let stand overnight. After standing, the reaction solution was filtered, and a sodium hydrogen carbonate 7.5 g / 90 ml aqueous solution was added to the filtrate to separate an aqueous layer and a chloroform layer. The chloroform layer was dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and the solvent was distilled off with an evaporator to obtain 15.36 g of compound (3) represented by the following structural formula (3) as a white solid.
- Diazo coupling 3.9 g of the above compound (5) was dissolved by stirring in 47 ml of water and 10.4 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid (12N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution) and cooled to 0 to 5 ° C. A 2.07 g / 10 ml aqueous solution of sodium nitrite was added dropwise so as to keep the temperature in the reaction vessel at 5 ° C. or lower to diazotize to prepare a diazo solution.
- the obtained filtrate was heated in vacuum (50 ° C.) and dried to obtain 2.67 g of compound (6) represented by the following structural formula (6).
- the maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) of this compound (6) in chloroform was 345 nm, and the molar absorption coefficient was 1.9 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- the maximum absorption wavelength and molar absorption coefficient were measured with U-3300 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation.
- Compound (7) had a maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) in chloroform of 406.5 nm and a molar absorption coefficient of 4.1 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- a Xe lamp was irradiated for 40 hours at a black standard temperature of 63 ° C. and 550 W / m 2 on a section of the disk coated with the dye. Thereafter, the absorbance at the maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) before irradiation with the Xe lamp and the absorbance at the maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) after irradiation with the Xe lamp were respectively measured with a UV measuring instrument, and before the irradiation with the Xe lamp.
- the ratio of the absorbance at the maximum absorbance wavelength ( ⁇ max) after irradiation with the Xe lamp to the absorbance at the maximum absorbance wavelength ( ⁇ max) was determined to evaluate the light resistance (the larger the value, the more the light resistance Is good).
- the ratio of the obtained absorbance (dye retention) was 49.1%.
- the conditions for the spin coating method are as follows. That is, 0.6 g of the dye solution is circularly applied near the center of the disk, the disk is rotated at 1160 rpm for 1.5 seconds, the dye solution is stretched, and then rotated at 3000 rpm to 6000 rpm for 6 seconds to shake off the dye solution. The coating was carried out. After application, the disk was kept in the atmosphere at 80 ° C. for 20 minutes to evaporate and remove TFP as a solvent. Thereafter, an ITO (indium tin oxide) target was sputtered to form an interface layer having a thickness of about 20 nm. On top of this, a transparent cover layer having a total thickness of 100 ⁇ m composed of a polycarbonate resin sheet having a thickness of 80 ⁇ m and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m was bonded.
- ITO indium tin oxide
- the measurement was performed using an ODU1000 tester manufactured by Pulstec Industrial.
- the disc is rotated at a linear velocity of 4.92 m / s (1x recording), 9.83 m / s (2x recording), or 19.67 m / s (4x recording), and the recording power and write strategy are appropriately changed. And recorded.
- the linear velocity was 4.917 m / s, and the reproduction power was 0.30 mW.
- a mark modulation signal (1-7PP) was used for recording.
- the reference clock period T was 15.15 ns (channel clock frequency 66 MHz).
- Jitter measurement is performed by equalizing the waveform of the recorded signal with a limit equalizer and binarizing it.
- the time difference distribution ⁇ between the rising edge and falling edge of the binarized signal and the rising edge of the channel clock signal is calculated.
- Measurement was performed with a time interval analyzer, and channel clock period was T, and measurement was performed with ⁇ / T (data to clock jitter Data to Clock Jitter).
- the recording power (optimum recording power: Pwo) at which the jitter is minimum at each linear velocity and the jitter value (bottom jitter) at that time are obtained.
- Pwo optimum recording power
- Example 2 (A) Synthesis Example 0.34 g of the aforementioned compound (6) was dissolved by stirring in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran, insoluble matters were filtered off, and a solution prepared by dissolving 0.13 g of cobalt acetate in 2 ml of methanol was added dropwise to the filtrate. The reaction solution was stirred for 1 hour and then poured into 75 ml of water to precipitate a solid, followed by filtration. The filtrate was heated (50 ° C.) and dried in vacuo to obtain 0.19 g of compound (8) represented by the following structural formula (8).
- the compound had a maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) in chloroform of 407.5 nm and a molar extinction coefficient of 4.0 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- 4-Aminoantipyrine 2.03 g represented by the above structural formula (9) was stirred and dissolved in 16 ml of water and 3.1 g of concentrated hydrochloric acid (12N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution) and cooled to 0 ° C. to 5 ° C. A sodium nitrite 0.76 g / 4 ml aqueous solution was added dropwise so as to keep the temperature in the reaction vessel at 5 ° C. or lower to diazotize to prepare a diazo solution.
- Compound (11) had a maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) in chloroform of 414.5 nm and a molar extinction coefficient of 7.0 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- Compound (12) had a maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) in chloroform of 416 nm and a molar extinction coefficient of 6.0 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- Compound (13) had a maximum absorption wavelength ( ⁇ max) in chloroform of 433.5 nm and a molar extinction coefficient of 4.0 ⁇ 10 4 L / mol cm.
- the azo metal chelate compound which is the dye of the present invention, exhibits excellent recording characteristics even at a high linear velocity when used in a recording layer of an optical recording medium, has sufficient reproduction stability, and is an optical recording medium.
- the azo metal chelate compound which is the dye of the present invention, exhibits excellent recording characteristics even at a high linear velocity when used in a recording layer of an optical recording medium, has sufficient reproduction stability, and is an optical recording medium.
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また、光記録媒体用の色素としては、特許文献3に記載のような色素も知られている。
また、前記式[I]において、XがN-R3を表し、R3が、炭素数1以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、炭素数7以上12以下のアラルキル基、並びに、炭素数2以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことがより好ましい。
さらに、前記式[I]において、環Aがイソキサゾール環、トリアゾール環、ピラゾール環、チアジアゾール環、ピリジン環、ピリミジン環、イミダゾール環、チアゾール環及びベンズイソキサゾール環からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことがより好ましい。
さらに、前記金属イオンが、ニッケル、コバルト、銅、鉄、亜鉛及びマンガンからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属のイオンであることがより好ましい。
また、環Aがトリアゾール環を示し、金属イオンがニッケルまたはコバルトであることが特に好ましい。
このとき、前記光が、波長が380nm以上430nm以下のレーザー光であることが好ましい。
本発明の更に別の要旨は、本発明の光記録媒体に、波長380nm以上430nm以下のレーザー光で情報を記録することを特徴とする光記録方法に存する。
また、本発明の光記録媒体は、高速記録特性と再生安定性との両方に優れる。
さらに、本発明の光記録方法によれば、本発明の光記録媒体に高密度に情報を記録することができる。
本発明の色素は、少なくとも、下記式[I]で示されるアゾ化合物(以下、適宜「本発明に係るアゾ化合物」ということがある。)が金属イオンに配位してなるアゾ金属キレート化合物である。即ち、少なくとも本発明に係るアゾ化合物に対応した配位子と金属イオンとを有するアゾ金属キレート化合物である。また、本発明の色素は、波長380nm以上430nm以下の青色光領域に適度の吸収を有し、青色レーザー光による記録に適する色素化合物である。
本発明の色素において配位子となるアゾ化合物は、前記式[I]で示されるものである。本発明に係るアゾ化合物では、式[I]において、アゾ基(-N=N-)の左側の複素芳香環はジアゾ成分と呼ばれ、右側の構造はカップラー成分と呼ばれる。これらの構造はケト-エノールの互変異性構造をとり、式[I]の構造では下記式のような構造をとりうる。ただし、本発明に係るアゾ化合物は金属イオンと錯体を形成する際には、エノールの水素原子が外れて-O-の形で配位する。即ち、式[II]で表される配位子となって配位することになる。そこで、本明細書においてはエノール型で統一して表記する。
前記式[I]において、Xは2価の基を表し、具体的には、C-R1R2、酸素原子、硫黄原子、及びN-R3からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表す。なお、C-R1R2及びN-R3は結合手を描画して示すと以下の構造となっている。
アルキル基の例としては、メチル基、エチル基、n-ブチル基、イソプロピル基、イソブチル基、2-エチルヘキシル基などが挙げられる。
アラルキル基の例としては、ベンジル基、フェネチル基、α-メチルベンジル基などが挙げられる。
シクロアルキル基の例としては、シクロプロピル基、シクロブチル基、シクロペンチル基、シクロヘキシル基などが挙げられる。
アルケニル基の例としては、ビニル基、1-プロペニル基、アリル基、2-ブテニル基などが挙げられる。
アリール基の例としては、フェニル基、トリル基、メシチル基、ナフチル基などが挙げられる。
R4が炭化水素基である場合、その例としては、
メチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、イソプロピル基、n-ブチル基、sec-ブチル基、tert-ブチル基、n-へプチル基等の、炭素数が通常1以上、また、通常12以下、好ましくは8以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基;
シクロプロピル基、シクロペンチル基、シクロヘキシル基等の、炭素数が通常3以上、好ましくは5以上、また、通常8以下、好ましくは6以下の環状アルキル基;
ビニル基、プロペニル基、ヘキセニル基等の、炭素数が通常2以上、また、通常12以下、好ましくは8以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基;
シクロペンテニル基、シクロヘキセニル基等の、炭素数が通常3以上、また、通常18以下の環状アルケニル基;
ベンジル基、フェネチル基等の、炭素数が通常7以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下のアラルキル基;
フェニル基、トリル基、キシリル基、メシチル基等の、炭素数が通常6以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下のアリール基;
などが挙げられる。
複素環として好ましい構造を挙げると、5~6員環の飽和複素環;5~6員環の単環及びその2縮合環の芳香族複素環である。
複素環基の例を挙げると、4-ピペリジル基、モルホリノ基、2-モルホリニル基、ピペラジル基等の飽和複素環基;2-フリル基、2-ピリジル基、2-チアゾリル基、2-キノリル基等の芳香族複素環基などが挙げられる。
メトキシ基、エトキシ基、n-プロポキシ基、イソプロポキシ基、n-ブトキシ基、sec-ブトキシ基、tert-ブトキシ基等の炭素数1以上10以下のアルコキシ基;
メトキシメトキシ基、エトキシメトキシ基、プロポキシメトキシ基、エトキシエトキシ基、プロポキシエトキシ基、メトキシブトキシ基等の炭素数2以上12以下のアルコキシアルコキシ基;
メトキシメトキシメトキシ基、メトキシメトキシエトキシ基、メトキシエトキシメトキシ基、メトキシメトキシエトキシ基、エトキシエトキシメトキシ基等の炭素数3以上15以下のアルコキシアルコキシアルコキシ基;
フェノキシ基、トリルオキシ基、キシリルオキシ基、ナフチルオキシ基等の炭素数6以上12以下のアリールオキシ基;
アリルオキシ基、ビニルオキシ基等の炭素数2以上12以下のアルケニルオキシ基;
2-チエニル基、2-ピリジル基、4-ピペリジル基、モルホリノ基等の複素環基;
シアノ基;
ニトロ基;
ヒドロキシル基;
メルカプト基;
メチルメルカプト基、エチルメルカプト基等のアルキルチオ基;
アミノ基、N,N-ジメチルアミノ基、N,N-ジエチルアミノ基等の炭素数1以上10以下のアルキルアミノ基;
メチルスルホニルアミノ基、エチルスルホニルアミノ基、n-プロピルスルホニルアミノ基等の炭素数1以上6以下のアルキルスルホニルアミノ基;
フッ素原子、塩素原子、臭素原子等のハロゲン原子(即ち、ハロゲン基);
メチルカロボニル基、エチルカルボニル基、イソプロピルカルボニル基等のアルキルカルボニル基;
メトキシカルボニル基、エトキシカルボニル基、n-プロポキシカルボニル基、イソプロポキシカルボニル基、n-ブトキシカルボニル基等の炭素数2以上7以下のアルコキシカルボニル基;
メチルカルボニルオキシ基、エチルカルボニルオキシ基、n-プロピルカルボニルオキシ基、イソプロピルカルボニルオキシ基、n-ブチルカルボニルオキシ基等の炭素数2以上7以下のアルキルカルボニルオキシ基;
メトキシカルボニルオキシ基、エトキシカルボニルオキシ基、n-プロポキシカルボニルオキシ基、イソプロポキシカルボニルオキシ基、n-ブトキシカルボニルオキシ基等の炭素数2以上7以下のアルコキシカルボニルオキシ基;
トリメチルシリル基、トリエチルシリル基等のトリアルキルシリル基;
などが挙げられる。
さらにその中でも、R1、R2及びR3は、炭素数1以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、炭素数7以上12以下のアラルキル基、並びに、炭素数2以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基からなる群より選ばれるいずれかであることがより好ましい。単位重量あたりの吸光度の増大させられるためである。
前記式[I]において、環Aは、炭素原子及び窒素原子を有して形成される含窒素複素芳香環を表す。
環Aの構造は、配位可能な位置に窒素原子を有していれば単環でもよく、縮合環でも良い。縮合環である場合における縮合する環の数に制限はないが、通常2以上であり、また、通常3以下である。ただし、単環が特に好ましい。
中でも、試薬の入手しやすさや反応性を考慮すると、イソキサゾール環、トリアゾール環、ピラゾール環、チアジアゾール環、ピリジン環、ピリミジン環、イミダゾール環、チアゾール環、ベンズイソキサゾール環が好ましく、トリアゾール環が特に好ましい。
メチル基、エチル基、プロピル基、イソプロピル基、n-ブチル基、sec-ブチル基、tert-ブチル基、n-へプチル基等の、置換されてもよい、炭素数が通常1以上、また、通常12以下、好ましくは8以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基;
シクロプロピル基、シクロペンチル基、シクロヘキシル基、アダマンチル基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常3以上、好ましくは5以上、また、通常8以下、好ましくは6以下の環状アルキル基;
ビニル基、プロペニル基、ヘキセニル基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常2以上、また、通常12以下、好ましくは8以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基;
シクロペンテニル基、シクロヘキセニル基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常3以上、また、通常18以下の環状アルケニル基;
ベンジル基、フェネチル基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常7以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下のアラルキル基;
メトキシ基、エトキシ基、n-プロポキシ基、イソプロポキシ基、n-ブトキシ基、sec-ブトキシ基、tert-ブトキシ基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常1以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下、より好ましくは6以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルコキシ基;
メチルチオ基、エチルチオ基、n-プロピルチオ基、n-ブチルチオ基、sec-ブチルチオ基、tert-ブチルチオ基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常1以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下、より好ましくは6以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルキルチオ基;
プロペニルオキシ基、ブテニルオキシ基、ペンテニルオキシ基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常3以上、また、通常18以下の、直鎖又は分岐のアルケニルオキシ基;フェニル基、トリル基、キシリル基、メシチル基、ナフチル基等の、置換されていてもよい、炭素数が通常6以上、また、通常18以下、好ましくは12以下のアリール基;
2-チエニル基、2-ピリジル基、4-ピペリジル基、モルホリノ基等の、置換されていてもよい、飽和または不飽和の複素環基;
フッ素原子、塩素原子、臭素原子等のハロゲン原子;
ニトロ基;
シアノ基;
メルカプト基;
ヒドロキシ基;
ホルミル基;
-COR4で表されるアシル基;
-NR5R6で表されるアミノ基;
-NHCOR7で表されるアシルアミノ基;
-NHCOOR8で表されるカーバメート基;
-COOR9で表されるカルボン酸エステル基;
-OCOR10で表されるアシルオキシ基;
-CONR11R12で表されるカルバモイル基;
-SO2R13で表されるスルホニル基;
-SOR14で表されるスルフィニル基;
-SO2NR15R16で表されるスルファモイル基;
-SO3R17で表されるスルホン酸エステル基;
-NHSO2R18で表されるスルホンアミド基;
などが挙げられる。
また、R5、R6、R11、R12、R15、及びR16は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子、炭化水素基及び複素環基のいずれかを表す。なお、ここで炭化水素基及び複素環基はR4と同様のものを表す。
さらに、R5、R6、R7、R8、R9、R10、R11、R12、R13、R14、R15、R16、R17、及びR18は、上述したR1、R2、R3及びR4と同様に置換基を有していてもよい。
前記式[I]において、ベンゼン環Bは置換基を有していてもよいベンゼン環を表す。この際、置換基は1個であってもよく、2個以上であってもよい。また2個以上の置換基を有する場合、置換基の種類は1種であってもよく、2種以上が任意の組み合わせ及び比率で置換していてもよい。さらに、置換基の置換位置も任意である。このような置換基としては、上述した環Aが有する置換基と同様のものが挙げられる。
さらに、ベンゼン環Bが有する置換基は、環Aが有する置換基と同様に、本発明の効果を著しく損なわない限り、更に置換基を有していてもよい。
また、前記式[I]のXがCR1R2若しくはNR3である場合は、R1、R2若しくはR3とベンゼン環Bとは縮合した構造を形成してもよい。
さらに、縮合環の構造としては、5~7員環構造が合成のしやすさや安定性から好ましく、特に好ましいのは飽和の5~6員環である。
本発明に係るアゾ化合物の分子量は、好ましくは1000以下、より好ましくは700以下である。分子量が大きすぎるとグラム吸光係数が減少するため、色素の量に対して吸収が小さくなる傾向があるからである。
本発明の色素を構成する金属イオン(以下、適宜「本発明に係る金属イオン」という)は、本発明に係るアゾ化合物と結合してアゾ金属キレート化合物を形成する金属のイオンである。本発明に係る金属イオンの種類は、配位形成能力を有していれば特に制限はなく、遷移元素でもよく、典型元素でもよく、またその酸化数も問わない。
この観点から、本発明に係る金属イオンの好適な例を挙げると、ニッケル、コバルト、銅、鉄、亜鉛、マンガンなどの2価の遷移金属のイオンが挙げられる。中でも、ニッケル及びコバルトが好ましい。特に、本発明に係るアゾ化合物において環Aがトリアゾール環である場合に、金属イオンがニッケルまたはコバルトであることが特に好ましい。
本発明の色素は、少なくとも上述した本発明に係るアゾ化合物が金属イオンに配位子してなる錯体である。この際、通常は、本発明に係るアゾ化合物のカップラー成分に存在する水酸基の水素原子が外れて、前記式[II]で表される配位子となり、この配位子が金属イオンに配位することになる。
本発明の色素の製造方法は特に限定されるものではないが、通常は、下記反応式に示すようにして製造できる。即ち、まずジアゾ成分に対応する芳香族複素環アミンを、酸性溶液中で、亜硝酸ナトリウム、ニトロシル硫酸等によりジアゾ化し、これを0℃付近でカップラー溶液に滴下してアゾ化合物を合成する。その後、アゾ化合物を適切な溶媒に溶かし、そのアゾ化合物溶液に金属塩の溶液を滴下して錯体を精製させる。なお、下記反応式では2価の金属イオンMとアゾ化合物とが存在比2:1の錯体を合成した場合の構造を示している。
本発明の光記録媒体は、基板と、この基板上に設けられ光が照射されることにより情報の記録又は再生が可能な記録層とを有し、記録層が本発明の色素を含有して構成されるものである。この際、記録層に含有される本発明の色素は、1種でもよく、2種以上を任意の組み合わせ及び比率で用いてもよい。
図1は、本発明の一実施形態としての膜面入射構成の追記型光記録媒体を模式的に示す断面図である。本実施形態の光記録媒体20は、溝を形成した基板21上に、少なくとも光反射機能を有する層(反射層23)と、未記録(記録前)状態において記録再生光に対して吸収を有する色素を主成分とする光吸収機能を有する記録層22と、前記記録層22に接する界面層30とカバー層24とが順次積層された構造を有して構成される。そして、この光記録媒体20には、カバー層24側から対物レンズ28を介して集光された記録再生光ビーム27を入射して、情報の記録及び再生を行うようになっている。即ち、本実施形態の光記録媒体20は「膜面入射構成」(Reverse stackともいう)をとる。
なお、以下の説明においては、光反射機能を有する層23を単に「反射層23」と記し、色素を主成分とする光吸収機能を有する記録層22を単に「記録層22」と記す。
また、記録再生光ビーム27の波長(記録再生光波長)λは、赤色から青紫色波長(350nm~600nm程度)がよく用いられる。さらに、高密度記録のためには、波長は350nm以上が好ましく、380nm以上がより好ましく、また、450nm以下が好ましいが、必ずしもこれに限定されない。
このような構成では、溝形状や各層の屈折率等の光学特性を制御することにより、カバー層溝間部25(in-groove)を記録トラックとする記録(以下、これを「in-groove記録」という)をLtoH記録で実現することが可能となる。
基板21は、膜面入射構成では、例えば、適度な加工性と剛性を有するプラスチック、金属、ガラス等の材料で形成することができる。膜面入射構成の光記録媒体20の基板21の材料には、基板入射構成と異なり、透明性や複屈折に対する制限はない。なお、基板21を形成する材料は、1種であってもよく、2種以上を任意の組み合わせ及び比率で併用してもよい。
基板21の厚みとしては0.5mm~1.2mm程度とするのが好ましい。なかでも基板厚とカバー層厚を合わせて、従来のCDやDVDと同じ1.2mmとすることが好ましい。従来のCDやDVDで使われるケ-ス等をそのまま用いることができるからである。なお、基板厚を1.1mm、カバー層厚みを0.1mmとすることが、ブルーレイ・ディスクでは規定されている。
光反射機能を有する層(反射層23)は、記録再生光波長に対する反射率が高く、記録再生光波長に対して70%以上の反射率を有する材料で形成することが好ましい。記録再生用波長として用いられる可視光、特に、青色波長域で高反射率を示す材料の例を挙げると、Au、Ag、Al及びこれらを主成分とする合金などが挙げられる。より好ましくは、波長λ=405nmでの反射率が高く、吸収が小さいAgを主成分とする合金である。例えば、Agを主成分として、Au、Cu、希土類元素(特に、Nd)、Nb、Ta、V、Mo、Mn、Mg、Cr、Bi、Al、Si、Ge等の添加元素を0.01原子%~10原子%含有させることで、水分、酸素及び硫黄等に対する耐食性が高めることができ、好ましい。この他に、誘電体層を複数積層した誘電体ミラーを反射層23として用いることも可能である。なお、反射層23を形成する材料は、1種であってもよく、2種以上を任意の組み合わせ及び比率で併用してもよい。
反射層23の表面粗さRaは、5nm以下であることが好ましく、1nm以下であることがより好ましい。Agは添加物を含有させることによって平坦性が増す性質があり、この意味でも、上記の添加元素を0.1原子%以上含有させることが好ましく、0.5原子%以上含有させることがより好ましい。
反射層23は、例えば、スパッタリング法、イオンプレーティング法、電子ビーム蒸着法などで形成することができる。
本実施形態では、記録層22は反射層23を介して基板21上に設けられた層であって、この記録層22に記録再生光ビーム27が照射されることにより情報の記録又は再生がなされるようになっている。
記録層22は色素を含有して構成されるが、本実施形態においては、記録層22は色素として上述した本発明の色素を含有している。
主成分色素は単独の色素が記録再生光ビーム27の波長λに対して吸収があり、記録によって変質して上記光学的変化を生じることが好ましい。ただし、主成分色素は、複数の色素の混合物として、上記の機能を発揮するものであってもよい。例えば、複数種の色素を用いた場合、一方の色素が記録再生光ビーム27の波長λに対する吸収を有し、発熱することで、間接的に他方の色素を変質させ光学的変化を起こさせるように機能分担されていてもよい。
通常、本発明の色素は前記の主成分色素として記録層22に含有される。この際、記録層22には1種の本発明の色素を含有させるようにしてもよく、2種以上の本発明の色素を任意の組み合わせ及び比率で併用するようにしてもよい。
結合剤としては、例えば、セルロース誘導体、天然高分子物質、炭化水素系樹脂、ビニル系樹脂、アクリル樹脂、ポリビニールアルコール、エポキシ樹脂等の有機高分子等を使うことができる。
褪色防止剤は記録層22の耐光性を向上させるものである。褪色防止剤としては、通常は一重項酸素クエンチャーが用いられる。一重項クエンチャー等の褪色防止剤の使用量は、前記記録層材料(記録層22に含まれる褐色防止剤以外の成分)に対して、通常0.1重量%以上、好ましくは1重量%以上、より好ましくは5重量%以上であり、また、通常50重量%以下、好ましくは30重量%以下、より好ましくは25重量%以下である。
塗布法で記録層22を形成する場合、色素を主成分として結合剤、クエンチャー等とともに適切な溶剤に溶解して色素溶液(塗布液)を調製し、前述の反射層23上に塗布し、乾燥させればよい。
本実施形態においては、特に、記録層22とカバー層24の間に適当な界面層30を設けることで、光学的に好ましい特性を得ることが出来る。
界面層30は、例えば、金属、半導体等の酸化物、窒化物、炭化物、硫化物;マグネシウム(Mg)、カルシウム(Ca)等のフッ化物等の誘電体化合物;並びにそれらの混合物などの材料で形成することが好ましい。界面層30を形成する材料は、1種であってもよく、2種以上を任意の組み合わせ及び比率で併用してもよい。
また、界面層30は、プラスチックのスパッタ膜、炭化水素分子のプラズマ重合膜などにより形成することもできる。
また、界面層30の膜厚は、好ましくは1nm以上、より好ましくは5nm以上であり、また、好ましくは50nm以下、より好ましくは30nm以下である。
カバー層24は、通常、記録再生光ビーム27に対して透明で複屈折の少ない材料で形成される。具体的には、記録再生光ビーム27の波長λに対するカバー層24の透過率は、70%以上であることが好ましく、80%以上であることがより好ましい。
シートとして用いられるプラスチックは、例えば、ポリカーボネート、ポリオレフィン、アクリル、三酢酸セルロース、ポリエチレンテレフタレート等が挙げられる。シートの接着には、例えば、光硬化樹脂、放射線硬化樹脂、熱硬化樹脂等の硬化性樹脂;感圧性の接着剤などが用いられる。感圧性接着剤としては、例えば、アクリル系、メタクリレート系、ゴム系、シリコン系、ウレタン系の各ポリマーからなる接着剤を使用できる。
例えば、接着層(カバー層を記録層22又は界面層30に接着する接着剤の層)を構成する光硬化性樹脂を適切な溶剤に溶解して塗布液を調製した後、この塗布液を記録層22又は界面層30上に塗布して塗布膜を形成し、塗布膜上にポリカーボネート等のシートを重ね合わせる。その後、必要に応じて光記録媒体を回転させるなどして塗布液をさらに延伸展開した後、UVランプで紫外線を照射して光硬化性樹脂を硬化させる。これにより、シートが記録層22又は界面層30に接着されてカバー層24が形成される。
あるいは、例えば、感圧性接着剤をあらかじめシートに塗布しておき、シートを記録層22又は界面層30上に重ね合わせた後、適度な圧力で押さえつけて圧着してカバー層24を形成する方法も挙げられる。
さらに、接着剤は、その他の成分を含有していてもよい。そのような成分の例を挙げると、ポリイソシアネート系架橋剤などが挙げられる。
また、離型フィルム上に上記接着剤を塗布して溶剤を乾燥した後、シートを貼り合わせ、さらに離型フィルムを剥離してシートと接着層とを一体化した後、シートを光記録媒体と貼りあわせるようにしても良い。
塗布法によりカバー層24を形成する場合、カバー層24の材料としては、ウレタン系、エポキシ系、アクリル系の樹脂等を用いることができる。通常は、これらの材料を塗布後、紫外線、電子線、放射線を照射し、ラジカル重合もしくは、カチオン重合を促進して硬化させて、カバー層24を形成する。
本実施形態において、光記録媒体20は上述した以外の構成を備えていてもよい。例えば、前述の記録層22とカバー層24と間に形成された界面層30の他に、基板21、反射層23及び記録層22のそれぞれの界面に、相互の層の接触、構成材料の拡散防止、並びに、位相差及び反射率の調整のために界面層を形成することもできる。
本実施形態の光記録媒体20は、記録層22の形成材料として本発明の色素を用いているため、高速記録特性と再生耐久性との両方を向上させることができる。これは本発明の色素が、再生時の光照射強度下では強い耐光性をもつ一方、しきい値以上の光エネルギーを投入すると速やかに分解する、という優れた性質を利用したものである。
本発明の光記録媒体は、上述したもの以外の実施形態において実施してもよい。例えば、上述した光記録媒体において、反射層の膜厚を薄くし、記録再生光ビームの略50%以上が反射層を透過するような薄さにすると、いわゆる多層記録媒体が可能になる。この多層記録媒体は、基板上に、複数の記録層及び反射層(以下、記録層と反射層とを併せて情報層と呼ぶことがある)を設けた光記録媒体である。
この光記録媒体100は基板101、反射層103、記録層102、中間層114、反射層113、記録層112及びカバー層111がこの順に積層されて構成され、記録層102及び反射層103から情報層(L0層)が構成され、記録層112及び反射層113から情報層(L1層)が構成されている。即ち、記録再生光ビーム107が入射する側の情報層がL1層であり、記録再生光ビーム107が入射する側から見て奥側にある情報層がL0層である。そして、対物レンズ108を介して記録層102,112に記録再生光ビーム107を照射して、情報の記録及び再生が行われる。
この中間層114の厚みは光学系の構成に応じて設定される。例えば、記録再生光ビーム107の波長λ=405nm、NA(開口数)=0.85の光学系では、中間層114の厚みは通常は約25μmである。なお、この場合、カバー層111の厚みは通常は約75μm程度である。さらに、中間層114の厚み分布は、±2μm程度以下とすることが好ましい。
さらに、図示していないが、記録層112とカバー層111との間には、図1で説明した光記録媒体20と同様、界面層を設けることもできる。また、記録層102と中間層114との間も同様に界面層を設けても良い。
上述した光記録媒体20,及び光記録媒体100は、上記のように構成されているため、その情報の記録時には、カバー層24,及びカバー層111側の面から記録層22,記録層102,及び記録層112に記録再生光ビーム27,及び記録再生光ビーム107を照射して、情報の記録を行う。この際、記録再生光ビーム27,及び記録再生光ビーム107としては、波長380nm以上430nm以下のレーザー光を用いることが好ましい。このような波長が短いレーザー光を使用することで、高密度に情報を記録することが可能となる。
光記録装置では、集束ビームの焦点位置のスポットが、カバー層溝間部に照射され、トラッキングサーボによって、該カバー層溝間部を追従するようになっていればよい。通常は、プッシュプル(Push-pull)信号が利用されている。
(a)合成例
○カップラー合成
上記化合物(5)3.9gを水47ml及び濃塩酸(12N塩酸水溶液)10.4gに撹拌溶解させ、0℃~5℃に冷却した。ここに亜硝酸ナトリウム2.07g/10ml水溶液を、反応容器内の温度を5℃以下に保つように滴下してジアゾ化し、ジアゾ液を調製した。
前記の方法で合成された化合物(6)0.34gをテトラヒドロロフラン10mlに撹拌溶解し、不溶物を濾別後、濾液に酢酸ニッケル0.13gをメタノール2mlに溶解した溶液を滴下した。反応液は1時間撹拌後、水75mlに注ぎ、固体を析出させた。その後ろ過し、ろ過物を真空中で加熱(50℃)乾燥させ、下記構造式(7)で表される化合物(7)0.23gを得た。
上記化合物(7)をテトラフルオロプロパノールに溶解し、1重量%溶液を調製した。該溶液を濾過した溶解液を直径120mm、厚さ0.6mmの射出成形型ポリカーボネート樹脂基板(ディスク)上に滴下し、スピナー法により塗布(500rpm)し、塗布後、100℃で30分間乾燥した。この塗布膜の最大吸収波長(λmax)は408nmであった。
トラックピッチ0.32μm、溝幅約0.20μm、溝深さ約40nmの案内溝を形成したポリカーボネート樹脂製の基板上に、Ag98.1Nd1.0Cu0.9合金ターゲット(組成はいずれも原子%)をスパッタして厚さ約70nmの反射層を形成した。この反射層上に化合物(7)を、テトラフルオロプロパノール(TFP)で溶解し、0.7重量%にした色素溶液をスピンコートで基板上に成膜した。
この結果から、本実施例の化合物が青色レーザー記録に対して極めて有用であり、かつ耐光性にも優れていることがわかる。また、耐光性が良好であることから、再生耐久性に優れることも分かる。
(a)合成例
前述の化合物(6)0.34gをテトラヒドロフラン10mlに撹拌溶解し、不溶物を濾別後、濾液に酢酸コバルト0.13gをメタノール2mlに溶解させた溶液を滴下した。反応液は1時間撹拌後、水75mlに注ぎ、固体を析出させ、ろ過を行った。ろ過物を真空中で加熱(50℃)乾燥させ、下記構造式(8)で示される化合物(8)0.19gを得た。
上記化合物(7)の代わりに化合物(8)を用いる以外は実施例1と同様に塗布膜を作製した。この塗布膜の最大吸収波長(λmax)は412nmであった。
また、実施例1と同様に耐光性試験を実施したところ、色素保持率は87.3%であった。
化合物(7)の代わりに化合物(8)を用いる以外は実施例1と同様に光記録媒体を作製し、記録評価を行った。ジッター値(ボトムジッター)を求めたところ、1x記録では6.1%(Pwo=4.4mW)、2x記録では6.0%(Pwo=6.0mW)、4x記録では6.6%(Pwo=9.4mW)となり、いずれの線速度でもブルーレイ・ディスクの規格基準(ボトムジッター7.0%以下)を満たす良好な記録状態が得られた。
比較のため、特許文献3に記載の合成方法を参考に、化合物I-8bを合成し、光記録媒体としての評価を行った。
前記の方法で合成された上記化合物(10)0.51g、及び酢酸ナトリウム0.1gをエタノール25mlに懸濁させ、撹拌しながら加熱(還流)した。ここに酢酸ニッケル0.16g/水3mlの溶液を滴下した。反応液は1時間還流しながら撹拌し、冷却後にろ過を行った。ろ過物を真空中で加熱(50℃)乾燥させ、下記構造式(11)で表される化合物(11)0.53gを得た。
上記化合物(11)をテトラフルオロプロパノールに溶解し、1重量%溶液を調製しょうとしたが、溶解性が低く溶け残りがあった。該溶け残りを濾過し、得られた溶解液を直径120mm、厚さ0.6mmの射出成形型ポリカーボネート樹脂基板上に滴下し、スピナー法により塗布(500rpm)し、塗布後、100℃で30分間乾燥した。この塗布膜の最大吸収波長(λmax)は434.5nmであった。
また、実施例1と同様の方法で耐光性試験を実施したところ、色素保持率は5.3%で極めて低いものであった。
化合物(7)の代わりに化合物(11)を用いる以外は実施例1と同様に光記録媒体を作製し、また同様の方法にて各線速度で記録再生の評価を実施した。その結果、ジッター値(ボトムジッター)を求めたところ、1x記録では7.8%(Pwo=4.5mW)、2x記録では7.2%(Pwo=6.2mW)と、7%台のボトムジッターが得られたが、4x記録では8.5%(Pwo=9.9mW)となり、良好な記録特性は得られなかった。
比較例1の結果から、本発明のアゾ化合物とカップラー部位が同様の構造でもジアゾ成分部位が異なると、得られる光記録媒体の耐光性も悪く、記録特性も良くないことがわかる。
(a)合成例
金属塩として酢酸ニッケルの代わりに酢酸コバルト4水和物を用いた以外は比較例1と同様にして、下記構造式(12)で表される化合物(12)を合成した。
上記化合物(12)をテトラフルオロプロパノールに溶解し、1重量%溶液を調製しようとしたが、溶解性が低く溶け残りがあった。該溶け残りを濾過し、得られた溶解液を直径120mm、厚さ0.6mmの射出成形型ポリカーボネート樹脂基板上に滴下し、スピナー法により塗布(500rpm)し、塗布後、100℃で30分間乾燥した。この塗布膜の最大吸収波長(λmax)は428.5nmであった。
また、実施例1と同様の方法で耐光性試験を実施したところ、色素保持率は20.1%であった。
化合物(7)の代わりに化合物(12)を用いる以外は実施例1と同様に光記録媒体を作製し、また同様の方法にて各線速度で記録再生の評価を実施した。その結果、ジッター値(ボトムジッター)を求めたところ、1x記録では11.0%(Pwo=5.0mW)、2x記録では9.3%(Pwo=6.8mW)、4x記録では9.4%(Pwo=10.8mW)となり、いずれの記録速度においても良好な記録特性は得られなかった。
比較のため、特許文献2に記載の合成方法を参考に、化合物(7)のカップラー部分のスルホニル基の箇所をケトン基の構造に置き換えた4-ヒドロキシ-1-メチル-2-キノロン(東京化成工業社製)をカップラーとして用い、下記化合物(13)を合成した。
上記化合物(13)をテトラフルオロプロパノールに溶解し、1重量%溶液を調製した。該溶液を濾過し、得られた溶解液を直径120mm、厚さ0.6mmの射出成形型ポリカーボネート樹脂基板上に滴下し、スピナー法により塗布(500rpm)し、塗布後、100℃で30分間乾燥した。この塗布膜の最大吸収波長(λmax)は438.5nmであった。
また、実施例1と同様の方法で耐光性試験を実施したところ、色素保持率は87.3%であった。
化合物(7)の代わりに化合物(13)を用いる以外は実施例1と同様に光記録媒体を作製し、また同様の方法にて各線速度で記録再生の評価を実施した。その結果、ジッター値(ボトムジッター)を求めたところ、1x記録では8.0%(Pwo=4.4mW)、2x記録では7.9%(Pwo=6.6mW)と、8%以下のボトムジッターが得られたが、4x記録では9.5%(Pwo=10.7mW)となり、ジッターおよび感度とも実施例1,及び実施例2に記載の化合物に比べて大きく劣っていた。
なお、2008年5月30日に出願された日本特許出願2008-143482号の明細書、特許請求の範囲、図面及び要約書の全内容をここに引用し、本発明の明細書の開示として、取り入れるものである。
21,101 基板
22,102,112 記録層
23,103 反射層 24,111 カバー層
25 カバー層溝間部
26 カバー層溝部
27,107 記録再生光ビーム
28,108 対物レンズ
29 記録再生光ビームが入射する面
30 界面層
113 半透明反射層
114 中間層
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- 下記式[I]で示されるアゾ化合物が金属イオンに配位してなることを特徴とする色素。
環Aは、炭素原子及び窒素原子を有して形成される含窒素複素芳香環を表す。
Xは、C-R1R2、酸素原子、硫黄原子、及びN-R3からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表す。なお、R1、R2及びR3は、それぞれ独立に、水素原子、置換されていてもよい直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、置換されていてもよいアラルキル基、置換されていてもよいシクロアルキル基、置換されていてもよい直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基、置換されていてもよいアリール基、並びに、-COR4で表されるアシル基からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表す。また、R4は置換されていてもよい炭化水素基又は複素環基を表す。
ベンゼン環Bは、置換基を有していてもよいベンゼン環を表す。なお、ベンゼン環Bの置換基は、隣接する置換基同士で互いに結合して環を形成してもよい。) - 前記式[I]において、
XがC-R1R2、酸素原子、及び、N-R3からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表し、
R1、R2及びR3がそれぞれ独立に、水素原子、炭素数1以上12以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、炭素数7以上18以下のアラルキル基、炭素数3以上8以下のシクロアルキル基、炭素数2以上12以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基、炭素数6以上18以下のアリール基、並びに、-COR4で表されるアシル基(ただし、R4が炭素数1以上12以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、炭素数7以上18以下のアラルキル基、及び炭素数6以上18以下のアリール基からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表す)からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の色素。 - 前記式[I]において、XがN-R3を表し、
R3が、炭素数1以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルキル基、炭素数7以上12以下のアラルキル基、並びに、炭素数2以上8以下の直鎖又は分岐のアルケニル基からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の色素。 - 前記式[I]において、環Aがイソキサゾール環、トリアゾール環、ピラゾール環、ピリジン環、ピリミジン環、イミダゾール環、チアゾール環、オキサゾール環、オキサジアゾール環、チアジアゾール環、イソチアゾール環、ベンゾチアゾール環、ベンズイソキサゾール環、ベンズオキサゾール環及びベンズイミダゾール環からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の色素。
- 前記式[I]において、環Aがイソキサゾール環、トリアゾール環、ピラゾール環、チアジアゾール環、ピリジン環、ピリミジン環、イミダゾール環、チアゾール環及びベンズイソキサゾール環からなる群より選ばれるいずれかを表すことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の色素。
- 前記金属イオンが、周期表の第3族~第12族元素から選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属のイオンであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の色素。
- 前記金属イオンが、ニッケル、コバルト、銅、鉄、亜鉛及びマンガンからなる群より選ばれる少なくとも1種の金属のイオンであることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の色素。
- 前記式[I]において、環Aがトリアゾール環を示し、金属イオンがニッケルまたはコバルトであることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の色素。
- 基板と、該基板上に設けられ、光が照射されることにより情報の記録又は再生が可能な記録層とを有し、
該記録層が請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の色素を含有することを特徴とする光記録媒体。 - 前記光が、波長が380nm以上430nm以下のレーザー光であることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の光記録媒体。
- 請求項9に記載の光記録媒体に、波長380nm以上430nm以下のレーザー光で情報を記録することを特徴とする光記録方法。
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