Amplification of the linear and nonlinear optical response of a chiral molecular crystal

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Authors
  • S.R. Domingos
  • P.S. Pereira Silva
  • W.J. Buma ORCID logo
  • M.H. Garcia
Publication date 2012
Journal Journal of Chemical Physics
Article number 134501
Volume | Issue number 136 | 13
Number of pages 9
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract We have observed large second-order nonlinear optical and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) responses in a charge-transfer-type L-Histidinium salt. Using X-ray Diffraction, VCD spectroscopy, and time-dependent density functional theory to characterize the compound, we employ a two-level model to explain and quantify the strongly enhanced optical signals. We find that both linear and nonlinear optical responses are greatly enhanced by a single low-lying charge-transfer state
Document type Article
Language English
Related dataset CCDC 859919: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Published at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3697842
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