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Nano‐Engineering Lattice Dimensionality for a Soft Matter Organic Functional Material
Author(s) -
Benight Stephanie J.,
Knorr Daniel B.,
Johnson Lewis E.,
Sullivan Philip A.,
Lao David,
Sun Jianing,
Kocherlakota Lakshmi S.,
Elangovan Arumugasamy,
Robinson Bruce H.,
Overney Rene M.,
Dalton Larry R.
Publication year - 2012
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.201104949
Subject(s) - chromophore , acentric factor , materials science , intermolecular force , nano , soft matter , curse of dimensionality , chemical physics , lattice (music) , coumarin , molecule , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , computer science , colloid , machine learning , composite material , acoustics
A high performing electro‐optic (EO) chromophore with covalently attached coumarin‐based pendant groups exhibits intermolecular correlation of coumarin units through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Unique, orthogonal molecular orientations of the chromophore and coumarin units are also evident when investigated optically. Such molecular orientation translates to reduced lattice dimensionality of the bulk C1 soft matter material system, leading to increased acentric order and EO activity. Results are corroborated by nanorheological experimental methods.