Determination of the hyperpolarizability of an octopolar molecular ion by hyper-Rayleigh scattering

T. Verbiest; F. Meyers; J. L. Brédas; K. Clays; A. Persoons

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Determination of the hyperpolarizability of an octopolar molecular ion by hyper-Rayleigh scattering

T. Verbiest, F. Meyers, J. L. Brédas, K. Clays, A. Persoons

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The first observation to our knowledge of a second-order nonlinear optical effect in a nonpolar molecular ion is reported. Hyper-Rayleigh scattering was observed from aqueous and organic solutions of the tricyanomethanide ion [C(CN)₃]⁻. Because of the absence of a dipole moment and the presence of a charge in this planar, nonpolar, but highly polarizable molecular anion with D_3h symmetry, no electric-field-induced second-harmonic-generation experiments are possible. The experimental values for the first hyperpolarizability β_xxx [(7 ± 1.5) × 10⁻³⁰ esu, independent of the solvent] are in good agreement with the results from quantum-chemical calculations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	525-527
Number of pages	3
Journal	OPTICS LETTERS
Volume	18
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.18.000525
State	Published - Apr 1993
Externally published	Yes

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