ISSN:
1057-9257
Keywords:
Porphyrin polymer
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Non-linear optics
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Quadratic electro-optic effect π-Conjugation
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
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Physics
Notes:
We reprot linear and non-liner optical experiments on a new edge-linked porphyrin polymer that is soluble in pyridine/chlorinated solvent mixtures and that produces optical quality thin films by spin coating. This linear absorption properties of the polymer indicate that it posseses an extended intermacrocycle π-conjugation. This results in a strong red shift of the macrocycle-derived Q-band with the polymer peak at 874 nm (1.42 eV) in solution and 838 nm (1.48 eV) in solid films compared with a monomer solution peak at 642 nm (1.93 eV). The polymer possesses a large Stark-shift-related DC Kerr electro-optic non-linearity with peak responses in the real and imaginary part of X(3) (-ω; 0, 0, ω) of ReX(3) = -7.2 × 10 -8 esu at 849 nm (1.46 eV) and lmX(3) = 6.7 × 10-8 esu at 855 nm (1.45 eV). This response is 3-10 tiems larger that that reported for quasi-one-dimesional conjugated polymers and enhancements can be anticipated. Detailed examination of the electro-optic response spectra shows several interesting features which indicated that the usual phenomenological models of molecular Stark shifts do not provide a full description of the abserved behaviour. Future studies are planned to look more closely at the nature of the electro-optic response.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/amo.860040407
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