Reversible Photoswitching of the Interfacial Nonlinear Optical Response
- Incorporating photochromic molecules into organic/inorganic hybrid materials may lead to photoresponsive systems. In such systems, the second-order nonlinear properties can be controlled via external stimulation with light at an appropriate wavelength. By creating photochromic molecular switches containing self-assembled monolayers on Si(111), we can demonstrate efficient reversible switching, which is accompanied by a pronounced modulation of the nonlinear optical (NLO) response of the system. The concept of utilizing functionalized photoswitchable Si surfaces could be a way for the generation of two-dimensional NLO switching materials, which are promising for applications in photonic and optoelectronic devices.
Author details: | Michael Schulze, Manuel Martin UtechtORCiDGND, Andreas Hebert, Karola Rück-BraunORCiD, Peter SaalfrankORCiDGND, Petra TegederORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1021/jz502477m |
ISSN: | 1948-7185 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26261971 |
Title of parent work (English): | The journal of physical chemistry letters |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Place of publishing: | Washington |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of first publication: | 2015 |
Publication year: | 2015 |
Release date: | 2017/03/27 |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 3 |
Number of pages: | 5 |
First page: | 505 |
Last Page: | 509 |
Funding institution: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [Sfb 658, SPP 1355] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Chemie |
Peer review: | Referiert |