Porphyrin based self-assembled monolayer thin films. Synthesis and characterization
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
The synthesis and characterization of covalently bound self-assembled monolayer thin films of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)-21H,23H-porphine (TPyP) and its derivatives on fused quartz and silicon [100] substrates having a native oxide layer are described. The monolayer film consists of porphyrin macrocycle disk-like structures that were analyzed by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and polarized FTIR-ATR measurements. One of the attractive features of these complexes is their large second-order nonlinear optical response, as expected for a strongly delocalized [pi]-electron system without inversion symmetry. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurements have been used to determine the absolute value of the dominant element of the nonlinear susceptibility, [chi]-zzz approximately 2 [times] 10[sup [minus]8] esu, the uniformity of these films, and the dispersion of the refractive indices. The average molecular orientation angle of the surface-bound chromophores was measured by both FTIR-ATR and SHG and found to be in good agreement. 31 refs., 3 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5620824
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society; (United States), Vol. 115:15; ISSN 0002-7863
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
PORPHYRINS
DERIVATIZATION
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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INFRARED SPECTRA
QUARTZ
SILICON
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
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SEMIMETALS
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