Photonic Properties of Organic Molecular Assemblies
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description: A novel chiral oligomer synthesized in our group gave rise to interesting phase behavior, including the formation of a colorless, second order optically active phase and a blue phase as well. The optically active phase was shown to spontaneously form a very large total stored charge density upon crystallization as demonstrated by thermally stimulated discharge experiments. The material gave rise to an impressively large second-order susceptibility despite being a colorless material. Optical performance was shown to improve 25% through AC/thermal annealing processing techniques.
abstract: A novel chiral oligomer synthesized in our group gave rise to interesting phase behavior, including the formation of a colorless, second order optically active phase and a blue phase as well. The optically active phase was shown to spontaneously form a very large total stored charge density upon crystallization as demonstrated by thermally stimulated discharge experiments. The material gave rise to an impressively large second-order susceptibility despite being a colorless material. Optical performance was shown to improve 25% through AC/thermal annealing processing techniques.
author: Huggins, Kevin Edward
language: eng
keywords: Chemistry, Organic
date published: 2015-09-25T20:53:26Z
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:26:20Z
provider: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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