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Crystal engineering of molecular NLO materials
Author(s) -
Wong Man Shing,
Bosshard Christian,
Günter Peter
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19970091016
Subject(s) - chromophore , materials science , molecular engineering , chirality (physics) , nonlinear optical , ionic bonding , crystal engineering , ionic crystal , acceptor , crystal (programming language) , nonlinear optics , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemical physics , crystal structure , photochemistry , optics , nonlinear system , organic chemistry , ion , supramolecular chemistry , chiral symmetry , chemistry , computer science , condensed matter physics , laser , programming language , quark , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , physics
Efficient second‐order nonlinear optical materials are produced by optimizing the orientation of non‐centro‐symmetrically packed donor–acceptor chromophores. Practical approaches for inducing the favored alignment, for example incorporation of chirality into the chromophore (as shown in the Figure) and H‐bond‐induced self‐assembly of ionic or molecular aggregates, are briefly reviewed.