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A Switchable NLO Organic‐Inorganic Compound Based on Conformationally Chiral Disulfide Molecules and Bi(III)I 5 Iodobismuthate Networks
Author(s) -
Bi W.,
Louvain N.,
Mercier N.,
Luc J.,
Rau I.,
Kajzar F.,
Sahraoui B.
Publication year - 2008
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.200701753
Subject(s) - materials science , disulfide bond , molecule , organic molecules , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , biochemistry
A novel organic‐inorganic hybrid based on cystamine and BiI 5 chains is prepared. Due to the flexibility of the disulfide molecules in the structure, single crystals or crystalline thin films of this hybrid undergo a reversible acentric‐to‐centric structural transition at moderate conditions ( T = 36.8 °C). This makes the title compound an excellent candidate for temperature controlled SHG or THG switches.