Strong optical second-harmonic generation in a chiral diaminodicyanoquinodimethane system

M. Ravi*, Narayana Rao, Shmuel Cohen, Israel Agranat, T. P. Radhakrishnan

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Abstract

A series of amine donor-substituted dicyanoquinodimethane molecules with large calculated hyperpolarizabilities has been investigated. Molecular and crystal structure details of a prototypical system are presented. Moderate to strong phase-matched powder second-harmonic generation is observed in chiral amine-substituted compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1119-1122
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1996

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