First hyperpolarizability orientation in asymmetric pyrrole-based polyene chromophores

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 162-170

  Kwon, O Pil ^a   Jazbinsek, Mojca ^b   Seo, Jung In ^c   Kim, Pil Joo ^a   Choi, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Yoon Sup ^c   Günter, Peter ^b  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asymmetric chromophores; Density functional theory; Isomerization; Molecular nonlinearity; Nonlinear optics; Polyene

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ASYMMETRIC CHROMOPHORES; CHARGE TRANSFER TRANSITIONS; CONFIGURATIONALLY; FIRST HYPERPOLARIZABILITIES; MOLECULAR NONLINEARITY; NON-LINEARITY; NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORE; POLYENE BRIDGE;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84962388485     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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