新型超支化二阶非线性光学高分子：简便的合成方法和增强的非线性光学效应

通过简单的“A₂+B₃”反应，我们成功地合成了一个新的超支化非线性光学高分子。同时，作为对比，我们还合成了相对应的线型高分子。制备的两个高分子均溶于常见的有机溶剂，并由各种表征手段予以鉴定。超支化高分子的二阶非线性光学性能极大地优于相对应的线型高分子，表明超支化结构有利于提高高分子材料的宏观非线性光学效应。     

咪唑类二阶非线性光学活性分子的设计、合成及性能

设计、合成了两个新的咪唑类二阶非线性光学生色团，对其热性能、透明性和 二阶非线性光学性能进行了测定和研究，实验表明生色团为非线性光学性能-透明 性-热稳定性能综合优化的有机二阶非线性光学生色团。     

二阶非线性光学活性聚酰亚胺有机-无机杂化材料的合成与表征

通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了含二阶非线性光学发色团分散红19(DR₁₉)的硅氧烷染料与聚酰亚胺有机-无机杂化材料.利用红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、SEM、DSC和TGA等手段对其进行了表征.杂化极化后的序参数高达0.48,并具有优良的极化取向稳定性,423K下处理300h后,序参数仍能保持初始值的90%.杂化薄膜有较好的表面平整性,其断面呈网络结构.杂化材料的玻璃化转变温度(T_g)为561K,比纯聚酰亚胺的T_g(543K)高18K,表现出优良的高温热稳定性,其5%热失重温度为691K,10%热失重温度为758K.     

有机二阶非线性光学发色团的研究进展

近年来,科学家们通过引进杂环片段、采用双(或多)官能化以及运用分子间弱相互作用等方法,在二阶非线性光学发色团的性能优化方面取得了较大进展.结合本课题组的研究,对此领域的研究进行了较全面的综述,并特别针对“非线性-透光性”矛盾的解决途径进行了较为详细的介绍.     

螺旋共轭化合物的结构光谱和二阶非线性光学性质的理论研究

用ＡＭ１和ＩＮＤＯ／ＣＩ方法研究了螺旋共轭化合物（ｎ＝１～５）的结构和电子光谱,并在此基础上,用完全态求和公式（ＳＯＳ）自编程序计算了二阶非线性光学系数,从理论上研究了１,４－环己二烯环数增加时对二阶非线性光学性质的影响     

高Tg交联型二阶非线性光学聚合物的合成

合成了双羟基双氨基偶氮苯化合物，将其分别与六亚甲基二异氰酸酯的缩二脲和２，４－甲苯二异氰酸酯进行交联反应合成了两种交联型二阶非线性光学聚合物，利用ＦＴＩＲ光谱和ＤＳＣ对交反应过程和交联聚合物的玻璃化转变温度进行研究。采用ＵＶ－Ｖｉｓ吸收光谱对极化交联反应前后膜的取向及取向稳定性进行了研究。     

具有枝状结构二阶非线性光学高分子的研究进展

树状分子是指一类结构高度支化的大分子或高分子化合物,其独特的三维纳米球形结构、分子内空腔以及大量富集的表面基团,可产生诸多特殊且有趣的功能及光物理性质,在化学、生物和材料等领域获得了广泛的关注和研究.本文主要综述了我们课题组在具有枝状结构二阶非线性光学高分子方面的研究进展,重点介绍了如何通过合理分子设计,发展不同类型枝状拓扑结构以有效提高材料的综合性能,并展望了该领域的今后发展趋势.     

含双呋喃共轭桥的有机非线性生色团的合成及性能

通过Wittig反应和Vilsmeier反应合成了一种以双呋喃为共轭桥, 2,2,3-三甲基-4-氰基-5-二氰基亚甲基-2,5-二氢呋喃(TCF)为受体, 并以二甲胺基为给体的有机非线性生色团分子MF₃C, 利用红外光谱、 ¹H NMR和元素分析对其结构进行了表征. 热重分析结果表明, 该分子的热分解温度达228℃; 利用溶致变色法对该生色团分子的二阶非线性品质参数μ_gβ进行了计算, 在1064 nm波长下MF₃C的μ_gβ值达到5.9×10^-44 esu. 可见, 该生色团兼具较好的热稳定性和较大的超极化率.     

新型自组装二阶非线性光学(NLO)高分子膜的制备

通过“原位极化/溶胶凝胶化过程”,设计并制备了一种高性能的自组装的交联二阶非线性光学(SHG/NLO)膜,其SHG系数d_33为2×10～7e.s.u.(红外二向色性法).由于非线性发色团N-(4-硝基苯基)-L-脯胺醇(NPP)以分子水平分散在膜中,所以NPP含量在高达50%摩尔比时仍不分相析出,呈均匀、透明的硬膜.采用红外(IR)、原子力显微镜(AFM)及示差扫描量热(DSC)等方法对所设计的“笼”包容NPP的超分子结构进行了表征.紫外光谱法研究表明,题述膜的SHG光学系数d_33在65℃,20d仍能保持95%的初始值.     

新型有机/无机聚合物网络的合成与二阶非线性光学

合成了含双官能团的生色团4’-(N,N-二羟乙基)氨基-4-硝基偶氮苯(DR19),采用溶胶-凝胶方法,通过"两端"交联设计合成了光学性能良好的二阶非线性新型有机/无机复合聚合物网络.经过极化交联后,其在室温和较高温度下均具有良好的二次谐波产生(SHG)稳定性,表明该交联聚合体系能形成致密的硅-氧网络,从而有效地抑制生色团分子的取向松弛.     

Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Dendrimers and Dendronized Hyperbranched Polymers

Abstract : Second‐order nonlinear optical (NLO) dendrimers with a special topological structure were regarded as the most promising candidates for practical applications in the field of optoelectronic materials. Dendronized hyperbranched polymers (DHPs), a new type of polymers with dendritic structures, proposed and named by us recently, demonstrated interesting properties and some advantages over other polymers. Some of our work concerning these two types of polymers are presented herein, especially focusing on the design idea and structure–property relationship. To enhance their comprehensive NLO performance, dendrimers were designed and synthesized by adjusting their isolation mode, increasing the number of the dendritic generation, modifying their topological structure, introducing isolation chromophores, and utilizing the Ar‐Ar^F self‐assembly effect. To make full use of the advantages of both the structural integrity of dendrimers and the convenient one‐pot synthesis of hyperbranched polymers, DHPs were explored by utilizing low‐generation dendrons as big monomers to construct hyperbranched polymers. These selected works could provide valuable information to deeply understand the relationship between the structure and properties of functional polymers with dendritic structures, but not only limited to the NLO ones, and might contribute much to the further development of functional polymers with rational design.     

Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Dithienylethene–Indolinooxazolidine Hybrid: A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of a double photochrome molecular switch are reported for the first time by considering the four trans forms of a dithienylethene–indolinooxazolidine hybrid. The four forms are characterized by means of hyper‐Rayleigh scattering (HRS) experiments and quantum chemical calculations. Experimental measurements provide evidence that the pH‐ and light‐triggered transformations between the different forms of the hybrid are accompanied by large variations of the first hyperpolarizability, which makes this compound an effective multistate NLO switch. Quantum chemical calculations conducted at the time‐dependent Hartree–Fock and time‐dependent DFT levels agree with the experimental data and allow a complete rationalization of the NLO responses of the different forms. The HRS signal of the forms with an open indolinooxazolidine moiety are more than one order of magnitude larger than that measured for the other forms, whereas the open/closed status of the dithienylethene subunit barely influences the dynamic NLO properties. However, extrapolation of the NLO responses to the static limit leads to univocally distinguishable intrinsic responses for three of the various forms. This hybrid system thus acts as a highly efficient multistate NLO switch for eventual exploitation in optical memory systems with multiple storage and nondestructive readout capacity.     

Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Activity of Dipolar Chromophores Based on Pyrrole‐Hydrazono Donor Moieties

Donor1+donor2→acceptor : The second‐order NLO molecular properties of a class of dipolar chromophores that incorporate the following design elements are investigated: 1) a substituted hydrazono moiety as a strong donor; 2) a pyrrole ring as an auxiliary donor; 3) strong acceptor groups (see figure). Their first hyperpolarisabilities show good promise for use in electro‐optical devices.

     

Electron‐Transfer Photochromism To Switch Bulk Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties with High Contrast

The first bulk electron‐transfer photochromic compound with intrinsic second‐order nonlinear optical (NLO) photoswitching properties has been synthesized. This system employs an electron‐transfer photoactive asymmetric viologen ligand coordinated to a zinc(II) center.     

Synthesis,Photophysics and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Stilbenoid Pyrimidine‐Based Dyes Bearing Methylenepyran Donor Groups

The nonlinear properties and the photophysical behavior of two π‐conjugated chromophores that incorporate an electron‐deficient pyrimidine core (A) and γ‐methylenepyrans as terminal donor (D) groups have been thoroughly investigated. Both dipolar and quadrupolar branching strategies are explored and rationalized on the basis of the Frenkel exciton model. Even though a cooperative effect is clearly observed if the dimensionality is increased, the nonlinear optical (NLO) response of this series is moderate if one considers the nature of the D/A couple and the size of the chromophores (as measured by the number of π electrons). This effect was attributed to a disruption in the electronic conjugation within the dyes’ scaffold for which the geometry deviates from planarity owing to a noticeable twisting of the pyranylidene end‐groups. This latter structural parameter also has a strong influence on the excited‐state dynamics, which leads to a very efficient fluorescence quenching.     

Synthesis,Structure, and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Cross‐Conjugated Perphenylated iso‐Polydiacetylenes

Monodisperse, cross‐conjugated perphenylated iso‐polydiacetylene (iso‐PDA) oligomers, ranging from monomer 15 to pentadecamer 25 , have been synthesized by using a palladium‐catalyzed cross‐coupling protocol. Structural characteristics elucidated by X‐ray crystallographic analysis demonstrate a non‐planar backbone conformation for the oligomers due to the steric interactions between alkylidene phenyl groups. The electronic absorption spectra of the oligomers show a slight red‐shift of the maximum absorption wavelength as the chain length increases from dimer 17 b to pentadecamer 25 , a trend that has saturated by the stage of nonamer 22 . Fluorescence spectroscopy confirms that the pendent phenyl groups present on the oligomer framework enhance emission, and the relative emission intensity consistently increases as a function of chain length n. The molecular third‐order nonlinearities, γ, for this oligomer series have been measured via differential optical Kerr effect (DOKE) detection and show a superlinear increase as a function of the oligomer chain length n. Molecular modeling and spectroscopic studies suggest that iso‐PDA oligomers (n>7) adopt a coiled, helical conformation in solution.     

Density Functional Theory Investigation on the Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Chlorobenzyl‐o‐Carborane Derivatives

The structures and second‐order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of a series of chlorobenzyl‐o‐carboranes derivatives ( 1 – 12 ) containing different push‐pull groups have been studied by density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Our theoretical calculations show that the static first hyperpolarizability (β_tot) values gradually increase with increasing the π‐conjugation length and the strength of electron donor group. Especially, compound 12 exhibits the largest β_tot (62.404×10^?30 esu) by introducing tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), which is about 76 times larger than that of compound 1 containing aryl. This means that the appropriate structural modification can substantially increase the first hyperpolarizabilities of the studied compounds. For the sake of understanding the origin of these large NLO responses, the frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), electron density difference maps (EDDMs), orbital energy and electronic transition energy of the studied compounds are analyzed. According to the two‐state model, the lower transition energy plays an important role in increasing the first hyperpolarizability values. This study may evoke possible ways to design preferable NLO materials.     

Interplay between the Diradical Character and Third‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties in Fullerene Systems

To reveal new structure–property relationships in the nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of fullerenes that are associated with their open‐shell character, we investigated the interplay between the diradical character (y_i) and second hyperpolarizability (longitudinal component, γ_zzzz) in several fullerenes, including C₂₀ , C₂₆ , C₃₀ , C₃₆ , C₄₀ , C₄₂ , C₄₈ , C₆₀ , and C₇₀ , by using the broken‐symmetry density functional theory (DFT; LC‐UBLYP (μ=0.33)/6‐31G*//UB3LYP/6‐31G*). We found that the large differences between the geometry and topology of fullerenes have a significant effect on the diradical character of each fullerene. On the basis of their different diradical character, these fullerenes were categorized into three groups, that is, closed‐shell (y_i=0), intermediate open‐shell (0<y_i<1), and almost pure open‐shell compounds (y_i?1), which originated from their diverse topological features, as explained by odd‐electron‐density and spin‐density diagrams. For example, we found that closed‐shell fullerenes include C₂₀ , C₆₀ , and C₇₀ , whereas fullerenes C₂₆ and C₃₆ and C₃₀ , C₄₀ , C₄₂ , and C₄₈ are pure and intermediate open‐shell compounds, respectively. Interestingly, the γ_zzzz enhancement ratios between C₃₀ / C₃₆ and C₄₀ / C₆₀ are 4.42 and 11.75, respectively, regardless of the smaller π‐conjugation size in C₃₀ and C₄₀ than in C₃₆ and C₆₀ . Larger γ_zzzz values were obtained for other fullerenes that had intermediate diradical character, in accordance with our previous valence configuration interaction (VCI) results for the two‐site diradical model. The γ_zzzz density analysis shows that the large positive contributions originate from the large γ_zzzz density distributions on the right‐ and left‐extended edges of the fullerenes, between which significant spin polarizations (related to their intermediate diradical character) appear within the spin‐unrestricted DFT level of theory.