Rectification and nonlinear optical properties of a Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer of a pyridinium dye

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作者
Baldwin, JW
Amaresh, RR
Peterson, IR
Shumate, WJ
Cava, MP
Amiri, MA
Hamilton, R
Ashwell, GJ
Metzger, RM
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[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Chem, Lab Mol Elect, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
[2] Coventry Univ, Dept Nat & Environm Sci, Ctr Mol & Biomol Elect, Coventry CV1 5FB, W Midlands, England
[3] Cranfield Univ, Nanomat Grp, Cranfield MK43 0AL, Beds, England
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10.1021/jp0203189
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Rectification was observed across a monolayer of 2,6-di [dibutylamino-phenylvinyl]- 1-butylpyridinium iodide, (Bu(2)NphiV)(2)BuPy+I-, 1 sandwiched between gold electrodes. The current is enhanced at a forward bias above 0.5 to 1.0 V, as electrons flow preferentially from the iodide ions to the pyridinium ring, and is as high as 100 000 electrons molecule(-1) s(-1), with a rectification ratio of up to 90.
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