Synthesis, nonlinear optical properties and the possible mechanism of photopolymerization of two new two-photon absorption chromophores

Efficient Witting and Pd-catalyzed Heck coupling methodologies are employed to synthesize two new two-photon free-radical photopolymerization initiators 9-ethyl-3-{2-[4-(2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)-phenyl]-vinyl}-9H-carbazole (abbreviated to EPVPC) and 9-octadecyl-3-{2-[4-(2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)-phenyl]-vinyl}-9H-carbazole (abbreviated to OPVPC). The experimental results confirm that the two compounds are good two-photon absorbing chromophores and operative two-photon photopolymerization initiators. The calculated two-photon absorption cross-sections of EPVPC and OPVPC are 56.6 and 62.0×10⁻⁵⁰ cm⁴ s photon⁻¹, respectively. A microstructure by using EPVPC as initiator has been fabricated under irradiation of 200 fs, 76 MHz Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser at 780 nm. The possible mechanism of photopolymerization is discussed.     

Reverse saturable absorption of lanthanide bisphthalocyanines and their application for optical switches

We have investigated reverse saturable absorption (RSA) of tetrakis(2,9,16,23-tert-butyllanthanide bisphthalocyanines)(M(TBPc)₂, M=Lu, Dy, Tb) with Z-scan technique. Furthermore, lanthanide bisphthalocyanines have also been utilized for optical switches based on their RSA performance. However, the experimental results reveal that the performances of RSA and optical switches for M(TBPc)₂ (M=Lu, Dy, Tb) are poorer than that of tetrakis(2,9,16,23-tert-butylcopper phthalocyanines) (Cu(TBPc)) due to strong intramolecular π-π interaction between the two Pc rings.     

Synthesis and optical properties of fluorene and p-phenylenevinylene copolymers containing non-conjugated spacer

A series of alternating fluorene and p-phenylenevinylene copolymers containing non-conjugated spacer have been synthesized through the Wittig polycondensation reaction. These amorphous copolymers are highly soluble in common organic solvents and can be spin-cast to obtain transparent films. The effects of non-conjugated spacers in the main chain and the methoxyl groups on the side chain on the thermal behavior, photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) properties of these copolymers have been investigated in detail. Single-layered light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been fabricated in the configuration of ITO/PEDOT/copolymer/Ca/Al and emitted blue light in the range of 456-492 nm. The measurements of current vs voltage show turn-on voltages at 6.2-12.4 V. Among the LEDs based on the six copolymers, the maximum EL brightness and efficiency of the LED based on P1 containing 4CH₂ aliphatic segment length in the main chain and without methoxyl groups on side chain are reached 3936 cd/m² and 0.70 cd/A, respectively.     

PVK-based polymers with a high density of chromophores and improved processibility: synthesis and second-order nonlinearity optical properties

Five new poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK)-based polymers, containing high density of second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores, are synthesized and described. Specifically, PVK is partially formylated by the standard Vilsmeier reaction, and the formyl groups of high reactivity are condensed with cyanoacetylated chromophores to afford PVK-based polymers in almost complete conversion. Their structures have been verified by ¹H-NMR, IR, and UV-Vis spectra. TGA results show that the modified polymers are thermally stable up to around 290 °C. The values of the NLO coefficient d₃₃ of these polymers, measured by in situ second harmonic generation, are 22.3, 20.9, 15.7, 5.6 and 11.5 pm/V, respectively.     

N-取代螺旋共轭化合物非线性光学性质的理论研究

以量子化学半经验AM1方法优化几何构型为基础，采用FF／AMl和INDO-SOS方法计算了N-取代螺旋共轭化合物的非线性光学系数，讨论了N原子不同取代位置对螺旋共轭体系结构、电子光谱、非线性光学系数的影响．计算结果表明，N杂原子的引入可改善体系的非线性光学性质，所设计的分子具有较大的二阶非线性光学系数和较好的透明性．     

Microwave-assisted synthesis and reverse saturable absorption of phthalocyanines and porphyrins

Soluble phthalocyanines, including tetrakis(2,9,16,23-cumylphenoxy) copper phthalocyanines (CuPc(β-CP)₄), tetrakis(1,8,15,22-cumylphenoxy) copper phthalocyanines (CuPc(α-CP)₄) as well as tetrakis(2,9,16,23-tert-butyl) copper phthalocyanines (CuPc(β-t-butyl)₄), and porphyrins (5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-tert-butylphenyl)porphyrins; M(TBP), M=H₂, Zn, Cu, Mg, InCl, AlCl) have been quickly synthesized by microwave irradiation. Furthermore, their reverse saturable absorption have also been investigated by dissolving them in solvent or incorporating them in polymer-silica hybrid material with a sol-gel process with polyvinyl butyral and tetraethyl orthosilicate as precursors. A new method for the preparation process of phthalocyanines and porphyrins in the solids has been successfully used.     

原子簇化合物[WS4Cu3Br(bipy)2]的晶体结构和非线性光学性质

The title cluster compound [WS₄Cu₃Br(bipy)₂] has been synthesized by the reaction of (NH₄)₂[WS₄]， CuBr and 2，2′-bipy in DMF solution. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data show that the compound has a nest-shaped structure. Nonlinear optical properties (NLO) of the cluster were investigated by a Z-scan technique with a pulsed laser at 532nm. The cluster exhibits the strong NLO absorption and a self-defocusing effect (effective non-linear absorption coefficient， α₂^eff=7.3×10^-11mW^-1; effective non-linear refractive index， n₂^eff=3.9×10^-11esu) when measured in a 6.0×10^-4mol·dm^-3 DMF solution. CCDC： 200397.     

Synthesis and optical properties of new inorganic phosphate matrices

We have developed the chemical conditions to prepare highly concentrated mixtures of different metallic chlorides (Sn, Al, Cr) and phosphoric acid. We let them dry at room temperature for bulk materials, but for films the temperature of drying can reach 400°C. The structure of bulk compounds have been examined through elastic neutron diffraction experiments correlated with X ray diffraction at large angle. These compounds are amorphous and we observed, using the differential scanning calorimetry at low temperature, that T _g values can be determined at more than 100 K below room temperature. This material could be considered as a liquid glass at room temperature. Several other metallic elements are under progress to determine if this behavior is depending on the nature of the element.Bulk materials have been codoped with a dye (oxazine) and trivalent erbium ion. By UV excitation of the dye we observed the absorption spectrum Er³⁺ in the emission band of oxazine, that is an evidence of the energy transfer effect.Films made by spin coating technique have been doped with Dispersed Red 1 (DR 1). We studied the effect of organic additives (hydrosolubles polymers like PVP) on the kinetics of photoisomerisation of DR 1.Films are also used as waveguide. Several modes have been observed and their refractive index values determined.     

Triethylammonium picrate: An above-room-temperature phase transition material to switch quadratic nonlinear optical properties

Quadratic nonlinear optical properties of the picrate-based molecular crystal have been switched using the order-disorder phase transition, which opens up a potential way to design stimuli-responsive materials.     

Relationship between structure and nonlinear optical properties of new bisazo chromophores. Theoretical and experimental study

Two new bisazo chromophores—derivatives of bis-2,2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A), heterocyclic amines (2-aminobenzothiazole, and 2-amino-6-nitrobenzothiazole) and aniline—were synthesized. Nonlinear optical properties of these chromophores were studied by solvatochromic method (obtained compounds have β_CT value ∼10⁻²⁹ esu). Dependence among the structure of molecules, their dipole moments, and first hyperpolarizabilities was considered on the basis of semi-empirical calculations. A correlation between the measured and calculated β values was studied. The NLO chromophores were used as special monomers to synthesize copolyarylates. The basic characterization of obtained polymers was carried out.     

Synthesis and Properties of a New Two-photon-absorbed Material Heasps

Abstract

A new dye Trans-4-[p-(N-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyiamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridinium p-toluene sulfonate (HEASPS) was synthesized, and the two-photon absorption (TPA), TPA-induced frequency up-conversion emission, and two-photon pumped (TPP) frequency up-converted lasing properties of this new dye were experimentally studied. This new dye has a moderate TPA cross-section of\sigma₂ = 4.7 × 10^?48 cm⁴ .s/photon at 1064nm, but exhibits a high lasing efficiency. The net conversion efficiency from the absorbed 1064 nm pump pulse energy to the 626 nm up-converted lasing energy is 18.2% at the pump energy level of 1.9 mJ.     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of a novel indium phthalocyanine highly branched polymer

Due to the well‐known optical limiting properties of indium (III) phthalocyanines (In [III] Pcs) and aiming at extending their conjugation system, a highly branched indium phthalocyanine polymer was prepared. Flash chromatography was used for obtaining a pure polymer of polydispersity index near to the unity. The structure of the prepared polymer was determined using different spectroscopic techniques. Optical limiting and open aperture Z‐scan measurements were carried out according standard procedures. Compared with many other phthalocyanines, the prepared indium‐phthalocyanine polymer shows a high optical limiting performance that is indicated by a relatively low limiting threshold of 430 mJ cm^?2 and a large nonlinear absorption coefficient (α₂ = 3.4 × 10^?8 cmW^?1). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非对称双极性(D-π-A)吡啶Salophen席夫碱锌/镍配合物的合成、表征、线性及非线性光学性质研究

通过Still偶联反应合成了吡啶取代的香草醛(1a和1b)。以过渡金属离子(Zn2+和Ni2+)作为模板,以单亚胺席夫碱2和吡啶基香草醛为原料合成和表征了新的非对称双极性(D-π-A)Salophen金属配合物(3a、3b和3c)。测定了这些金属配合物的线性和三阶非线性光学(双光子吸收,TPA)性质。双极性的Salophen金属配合物的发射光谱在可见光范围内(486~516 nm),荧光寿命4.51 ns~5.18 ns,荧光量子产率在4.3%~5.3%之间。衰减时间测试表明,荧光寿命是在纳秒级范围,这表明该发射来自单线态。对这些化合物进行了热重分析,结果表明3a、3b和3c都是热稳定的,起始分解温度(Td)为333~374℃。使用开孔Z-扫描方法在800 nm处用100 fs脉冲的激光对这些双极性的Salophen金属配合物的TPA截面σ(2)进行了测试,最高可达1 403 GM,其值为目前已知席夫碱金属配合物较高值之一。测试表明,锌的Salophen金属配合物具有良好的荧光量子产率、巨大的TPA截面σ(2)、很高的热稳定性以及锌配合物公认的低毒性。因这些配合物可以被近红外或红外波长的光激发,这种光可以有效地穿透生物组织同时减轻细胞损伤,所以Salophen锌配合物作为双光子荧光发色团在生物体成像中有潜在的应用。     

Synthesis, crystal structure, and nonlinear optical properties of Bi2Cu5B4O14

Bi₂Cu₅B₄O₁₄ crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric triclinic space group P1 (No. 1) with cell parameters a=10.1381(11) Å, b=9.3917(11) Å, c=3.4566(4) Å, α=105.570(2)°, β=92.275(2)°, γ=107.783(2)°, Z=1 and R₁=0.0401 and wR₂=0.0980. It is a layered structure that is built up from sheets of rectangular CuO₄ and trigonal BO₃ groups. The sheets are connected by infinite chains of edge shared BiO₆ polyhedra that intersect the bc plane at an angle slightly greater than 90°. The second-harmonic generation efficiency of Bi₂Cu₅B₄O₁₄, using 1064 nm radiation, is about one half times that of KH₂PO₄.     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical absorption properties of two new conjugated ferrocene-bridge-pyridinium compounds

Two electron donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) chromospheres, with ferrocene as the electron donor and pyridinium as the electron acceptor, were synthesized. The nonlinear optical absorption (NOA) properties in the solution state were investigated by the Z-scan technique. Both compounds exhibited reverse saturable absorption (RSA) and optical limiting effect under nanosecond pulse irradiation.     

一种含二茂铁基的多枝状分子的合成、表征及其性质研究

采用新的方法合成了一种二茂铁衍生物——均三（二茂铁乙烯基）苯，通过元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振氢谱、质谱、紫外可见光谱等对其进行了表征。用循环伏安法对其电化学性质进行了初步研究，用Z-扫描技术测试了它的非线性光学性能。结果表明，该化合物具有良好的电化学及非线性光学性质。     

Synthesis and non-linear optical and redox properties of 6-nitro-6′-piperidyl-2,2′-bisbenzothiazole: a new type of push-pull molecules

The present paper describes the synthesis, the non-linear optical and redox properties of 6-nitro-6′-piperidyl-2,2′-bisbenzothiazole, the first described member of a new family of push-pull structures based in the 2,2′-bisbenzothiazole.     

Preparation and near-infrared optical limiting property of fluorene-containing functional polyacetylene

A novel functional polyacetylene containing fluorene group as a pendant,poly（2-（p-methylstyrene）-7-acetylene-9,9-dioctyl-fluorene）, was synthesized in moderate yield by[Rh（nbd）Cl]₂-Et₃N catalyst.The structures and properties of monomer and polymer were characterized and evaluated with FTIR,NMR,UV-vis,GPC and Z-scan,respectively.The results show that the incorporation of fluorene into polyacetylene has endowed the resultant polymer with well optical limiting properties for laser at wavelength 780 nm based on two-photon absorption mechanism.     

Theoretical investigation on second-order nonlinear optical properties of (dicyanomethylene)-pyran derivatives

On the basis of the ZINDO program, we have designed a program to calculate the second-order nonlinear polarizabilities β_ijk, β₀ and β_μ according to the sum-over-states (SOS) expression. A series of new 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(p-dithylamino-styryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) derivatives were designed and their electron spectra and nonlinear optical properties were studied. It is proposed that these compounds possess two important excited states close to each other in energy, both contributing to hyperpolarizability in an additive fashion; 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2,6-bis-(p-donor-styryl)-4H-pyran derivatives are more nonlinear than 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2,6-bis-(p-donor-phenyl)-azo-4H-pyran derivatives. The high nonlinearities, good thermal stability and high transparency make them attractive candidates for second-order nonlinear applications such as electro-optic modulators and frequency doublers.