Synthesis and two-photon absorption properties of unsymmetrical metallosalophen complexes

  • Jie Zhang
  • , Cheng Zhong
  • , Xunjin ZHU*
  • , Hoi Lam TAM
  • , King Fai Li
  • , Kok Wai CHEAH
  • , Wai Yeung WONG
  • , Rick W K WONG
  • , Richard A. Jones
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Several new unsymmetrical metallosalphen complexes derived from the condensation of a monoimine and salicylaldehyde in the presence of a transition metal ion as a template have been synthesized and characterized. Their linear and third-order non-linear optical (NLO) properties have been investigated in detail. With different substituted donor or acceptor groups at the 5-position of the salicylidene fragment, these metallosalophen complexes exhibit slightly different two-photon absorption (TPA) cross-section σ(2) values. Theoretical calculations based on density functional theory were also carried out to help with the interpretations of the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-128
Number of pages8
JournalPolyhedron
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2013

User-Defined Keywords

  • Metallosalophen
  • Non-linear optics
  • Synthesis
  • Two-photon absorption
  • Unsymmetrical

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