SATURATION OF THE HYPERPOLARIZABILITY OF OLIGOTHIOPHENES

被引:137
作者
THIENPONT, H
RIKKEN, GLJA
MEIJER, EW
TENHOEVE, W
WYNBERG, H
机构
[1] PHILIPS RES LABS,5600 JA EINDHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV GRONINGEN,SYNCOM BV,9704 CG GRONINGEN,NETHERLANDS
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.2141
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report the observation of saturation with chain length of the second hyperpolarizability of a series of long, well-defined, conjugated oligothiophenes. This saturation occurs at the same length as that of the band gap and of the polarizability, and is attributed to a saturation of the effective conjugation length. Solvatochromic and thermochromic measurements indicate that conformational effects play a role. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:2141 / 2144
页数:4
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