Designing hexaphyrins for high-potential NLO switches: the synergy of core-modifications and <i>meso</i>-substitutions
Eline Desmedt, David Smets, Tatiana Woller, Mercedes Alonso, Freija De Vleeschouwer
Abstract
Combining meso -substitutions and core-modifications in the 28R → 30R hexaphyrin-based switch can synergistically improve the contrast between the nonlinear optical responses of the ON and OFF states by 10-fold compared to the unsubstituted switch.
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Core (optical fiber)NanotechnologyChemistryMaterials scienceComputer scienceTelecommunicationsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry