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Surface studies using optical second-harmonic generation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6943382
Optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) from a system of two centrosymmetric media arises largely from the interface between the media. This interfacial-specificity allows SHG to be a useful probe of a variety of surface properties including: surface adsorbate coverage, adsorbate orientation and arrangement on the substrate, the site of adsorption and surface structural symmetry. The versatility and sensitivity of SHG as a surface probe is illustrated with examples drawn from our most recent work.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley (USA). Dept. of Physics; Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6943382
Report Number(s):
LBL-16405; CONF-831265-3; ON: DE84010717
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English