Orientation-induced molecular rectification and nonlinear optical properties of a squaraine derivative

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1154-1159

  Ashwell, Geoffrey J ^a   Ewington, Jonathan ^a   Moczko, Katarzyna ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMISORPTION; DERIVATIVES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HARMONIC GENERATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MONOLAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ORIENTATION-INDUCED MOLECULAR RECTIFICATION; SECOND-HARMONIC GENERATION (SHG); TERMINAL DONORS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 16244405865     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b413480j     Document Type: Article

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