In situ reversible electrochemical switching of the molecular first hyperpolarizability
摘要:
In situ reversible electrochemical switching of the molecular second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) polarizability, or first hyperpolarizability, has been implemented in a specially designed cell. The redox-switchable NLO chromophore is based on the octamethylferrocene/octamethylferrocenium redox system as electron-donor (D) group, in conjunction with nitrothiophene as the electron-acceptor (A) group and ethenyl as the pi-conjugation bridge. This D-pi-A chromophore has been shown to exhibit reversible redox switching of its linear and nonlinear optical properties. The importance and potential of this electrochemical switching of the first hyperpolarizability is discussed in the context of current and future applications of second-order NLO effects. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
In situ reversible electrochemical switching of the molecular first hyperpolarizability
摘要:
In situ reversible electrochemical switching of the molecular second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) polarizability, or first hyperpolarizability, has been implemented in a specially designed cell. The redox-switchable NLO chromophore is based on the octamethylferrocene/octamethylferrocenium redox system as electron-donor (D) group, in conjunction with nitrothiophene as the electron-acceptor (A) group and ethenyl as the pi-conjugation bridge. This D-pi-A chromophore has been shown to exhibit reversible redox switching of its linear and nonlinear optical properties. The importance and potential of this electrochemical switching of the first hyperpolarizability is discussed in the context of current and future applications of second-order NLO effects. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Reversible switching of the first hyperpolarisability of an NLO-active donor–acceptor molecule based on redox interconversion of the octamethylferrocene donor unit
作者:Michael Malaun、Zoe R. Reeves、Rowena L. Paul、John C. Jeffery、Jon A. McCleverty、Michael D. Ward、Inge Asselberghs、Koen Clays、André Persoons
DOI:10.1039/b008056j
日期:——
containing an octamethylferrocene donor linked to a nitrothiophene acceptor via an ethenyl linker, shows a static first hyperpolarisability β0 of 95(±10) × 10−30 esu, which is reduced to 10(±2) × 10−30 esu on oxidation of the octamethylferrocene unit; this provides for a simple redox-based switching of the NLO characteristics of the compound.