Issue 31, 2018

Fine-tuning polyoxometalate non-linear optical chromophores: a molecular electronic “Goldilocks” effect

Abstract

A new aryl-imido polyoxometalate non-linear optical chromophore (POMophore) with a diphenylamino donor group attains the highest βzzz, 0 value (196 × 10−30 esu by Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering, HRS), and best transparency/non-linearity trade off yet for such materials. Stark spectroscopic and DFT investigation of this compound, plus NMe2 and carbazole analogues, show that its high performance results from a combination of strongly dipolar electronic transitions, and strong electronic communication across the π-system.

Graphical abstract: Fine-tuning polyoxometalate non-linear optical chromophores: a molecular electronic “Goldilocks” effect

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Apr 2018
Accepted
15 Mei 2018
First published
27 Jun 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 10415-10419

Fine-tuning polyoxometalate non-linear optical chromophores: a molecular electronic “Goldilocks” effect

A. Al-Yasari, P. Spence, H. El Moll, N. Van Steerteghem, P. N. Horton, B. S. Brunschwig, K. Clays and J. Fielden, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 10415 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01491D

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