Structure versus solvent effects on nonlinear optical properties of push-pull systems: A quantum-mechanical study based on a polarizable continuum model

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 113, Issue 52, 2009, Pages 14774-14784

  Corozzi, Alessandro ^a   Mennucci, Benedetta ^a   Cammi, Roberto ^b   Tomasi, Jacopo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EXCITED-STATE ENERGY; FIRST HYPERPOLARIZABILITIES; GROUND STATE PROPERTIES; MEROCYANINE; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL ACTIVITY; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZABLE CONTINUUM MODEL; PULL SYSTEMS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; QUANTUM-MECHANICAL STUDY; SECOND ORDERS; SOLVENT EFFECTS; TWO-LEVEL MODELS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84961982089     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp904906n     Document Type: Article

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