Abstract
Ionically self-assembled monolayer (ISAM) films have been shown to spontaneously produce noncentrosymmetric ordering that gives rise to a substantial second order nonlinear optical (NLO) response. Typically, the ISAM films for NLO response are an assemblage of bilayers of oppositely charged polymers whose thickness can be controlled through variation of pH and ionic strength of the immersion solutions. Here, we investigate the effects of replacing the NLO-active polymer layers with layers of monomeric chromophores containing ionic and covalent bonding sites. Films fabricated exclusively using polyelectrolytes contain some fraction of both randomly oriented and anti-parallel oriented chromophores. We have examined the incorporation of monomeric chromophores into ISAM films in order to increase the net polar orientation of the chromophores and reduce bilayer thickness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-166 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
Volume | 708 |
State | Published - 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Organic Optoelelectronic Materials, Processing and Devices - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 25 2001 → Nov 30 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering