2ND-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A CHROMOPHORE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYPEPTIDE

Authors
VERBIEST T SAMYN C BOUTTON C HOUBRECHTS S KAURANEN M PERSOONS A
Citation
T. Verbiest et al., 2ND-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A CHROMOPHORE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYPEPTIDE, Advanced materials, 8(9), 1996, pp. 756
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
8
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1996)8:9<756:2NPOAC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The attachment of a nonlinear optical chromophore to a polypeptide bac kbone yields a structure in which the chromophores are oriented non-ce ntrosymmetrically, likely due to the supramolecular helix structure of the polypeptide. This structure exhibits enhanced nonlinear optical p roperties and can be easily poled in an electrostatic field. The resul t demonstrates the great potential of supramolecular engineering for o ptimizing NLO properties.