The subtle role of heteroaromatics in the second-order susceptibility in a series of amphiphilic styryl dye Langmuir-Blodgett films

Jie Zheng, Chun Hui Huang*, Yan Yi Huang, Deng Guo Wu, Tian Xin Wei, An Chi Yu, Xin Sheng Zhao

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Abstract

A series of amphiphilic styryl dyes: 2-(4-dihexadecylaminostyryl) benzothiazole methiodide (BTM), 2-(4-dihexadecylaminostyryl) benzoxazole methiodide (BOM), and 2-(4-dihexadecylaminostyryl) benzimidazole methiodide (BIM), were synthesized; their monolayers were successfully deposited on quartz slides by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique and formed H aggregates. Second-order susceptibilities χ(zzz)/((2)) of the monolayers were determined with a polarized laser beam (Nd: YAG, λ = 1.064 μm). The values χ(zzz)/((2)) are 215, 132, and 67 pm V-1 for BTM, BOM and BIM, respectively. Charge distributions over the entire molecules for the dye models were calculated using the MINDO/3 method in the MOPAC 7.0 program. Experimental data and semiempirical quantum chemical calculation results show that electron deficiencies of the heteroaromatic rings play an important role in determining the second harmonic generation of organic dye LB films.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-321
Number of pages5
JournalNew Journal of Chemistry
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

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