Oriented single-crystal-like molecular arrangement of optically nonlinear 2-methyl-4-nitroaniline in electrospun nanofibers

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-78

  Isakov, Dmitry V ^a   De Matos Gomes, Etelvina ^a   Vieira, Luis G ^a   Dekola, Tatsiana ^a   Belsley, Michael S ^a   Almeida, Bernardo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Electrospinning; Functional systems; Molecular orientation; Nanofibers; Nonlinear optical materials

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; ELECTROSPINNING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; FIBER ARRAY; FIBER AXIS; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS; GUEST MOLECULES; IN-PLANE; MOLECULAR ARRANGEMENTS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL; OPTICAL SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; POLAR PROPERTY; POLY L LACTIC ACID; POLYMER NANOFIBERS; WEIGHT RATIOS;

ANILINE; ELECTROSPINNING; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 79959982557     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn101413x     Document Type: Article

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