Magnetic chiroptical effects in surface second harmonic reflection

Authors
Schanne-Klein, MC Hache, F Brotin, T Andraud, C Collet, A
Citation
Mc. Schanne-klein et al., Magnetic chiroptical effects in surface second harmonic reflection, CHEM P LETT, 338(2-3), 2001, pp. 159-166
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physical Chemistry/Chemical Physics
Journal title
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00092614 → ACNP
Volume
338
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
159 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(20010420)338:2-3<159:MCEISS>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We perform surface second harmonic reflection (SHR) to study a chiral stilb ene. It exhibits a strong circular intensity difference in the second harmo nic signal, but no linear intensity difference and no rotation of polarizat ion. This SHR optical activity is characteristic of strong magnetic effects and proves that the molecule under study exhibits a one-electron chirality . (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.