Web Release Date: January 12,
Efficient Modulation of the Third Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Fullerene Derivatives
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Center of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials (CENMAT), Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche and Italian Interuniversity Consortium on Materials Science and Technology, Unit of Trieste, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy, Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, P.O. Box 1414, 26504 Patras, Greece, and Department of Physics, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Received September 14, 2007
Abstract:
In this communication, we illustrate how the different co-conformations of fullerene-stoppered molecular shuttles can give different third order nonlinear optical responses, demonstrating the potential of molecular shuttles for photonic applications.
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