Nonlinear optical response of cofacial phthalocyanine dimers and trimers.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Manas, Eric S.; Spano, Frank C.
- Source
- Journal of Chemical Physics. 7/15/1997, Vol. 107 Issue 3, p707. 13p. 1 Chart, 8 Graphs.
- Subject
- *PHTHALOCYANINES
*DIMERS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0021-9606
Studies the effects of intermacrocycle interactions on the second hyperpolaribilities of cofacial phthalocyanine dimers and trimers. Presentation of theoretical analysis based on the Frenkel exciton model for a chain of three level molecules; Identification of two mechanisms which lead to enhancements in the dimer and trimer value; Description of the first mechanism.