Abstract
A partitioning scheme for the molecular cubic polarizability γ in terms of local atomic contributions is further developed and applied to long organic conjugated molecules. We discuss, in chemically-oriented terms, the origin of the high nonresonant cubic response in polyenes and its enhancement upon push-pull substitution due to the mutual influence of the donor/acceptor substituents and the conjugated bridge. Extremely large γ values are predicted for specifically built compounds.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 269-273 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Synthetic Metals |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry