Novel functionalized oligo-vinylthiophene molecules with modulated second-order nonlinear optical response
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dos Santos, D. A.[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux > >]
Kogej, T.[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux > >]
Brédas, Jean-Luc[University of Mons-Hainaut (UMH) > Centre de Recherche en Electronique et Photonique Moléculaires > Service de Chimie des Matériaux Nouveaux > >]
Boutton, C.[University of Leuven (KUL) > Center for Research on Molecular Photonics and Electronics > Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Dynamics > >]
Hendrickx, E.[University of Leuven (KUL) > Center for Research on Molecular Photonics and Electronics > Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Dynamics > >]
Houbrechts, S.[University of Leuven (KUL) > Center for Research on Molecular Photonics and Electronics > Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Dynamics > >]
Clays, K.[University of Leuven (KUL) > Center for Research on Molecular Photonics and Electronics > Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Dynamics > >]
Persoons, A.[University of Leuven (KUL) > Center for Research on Molecular Photonics and Electronics > Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Dynamics > >]
Xhang, J. X.[Unversity of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Dubois, Philippe[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Jérôme, Robert[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
[en] We present a joint theoretical and experimental investigation of the second-order nonlinear optical properties of a new kind of active molecule with a triblock structure. The molecular architecture is such that two highly polarizable conjugated segments are separated from each other by a spacer; one of the conjugated segments is end-capped with an electron-donor group, the other one by an acceptor. E-vinylthiophenes are used as the conjugated segments; N,N-dimethylaniline and nitrophenyl are selected as the donor-acceptor pairs, while the spacer consists of a nonconjugated moiety. Several spacers are considered and discussed with respect to their ability to modulate the charge transfer between the donor and acceptor ends.
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