Electron-Transfer Photochromism to Switch Bulk Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties with High Contrast

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 53, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 11529-11531

  Li, Pei Xin ^a   Wang, Ming Sheng ^a   Zhang, Ming Jian ^a   Lin, Chen Sheng ^a   Cai, Li Zhen ^a   Guo, Sheng Ping ^a   Guo, Guo Cong ^a  

^a FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

Author keywords

bulk material; nonlinear optics; organic inorganic hybrid composites; photochromism; photoswitch

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCHROMISM; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BULK ELECTRONS; BULK MATERIALS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID COMPOSITES; PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSWITCH; SECOND-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL; SECOND-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTY;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 84941120154     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201406554     Document Type: Article

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