Two-Photon-Induced Isomerization of Spiropyran/Merocyanine at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Second Harmonic Generation

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	Two-Photon-Induced Isomerization of Spiropyran/Merocyanine at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Second Harmonic Generation
	Lin, Lu 1,2; Zhang, Zhen 2; Lu, Zhou 2; Guo, Yuan 2,3; Liu, Minghua 2,4
刊名	JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
	2016-10-13
卷号	120 期号:40 页码:7859-7864
英文摘要	Photochromic molecules often exhibit switchable hyperpolarizabilities upon photoisomerization between two molecular states and can be widely applied in nonlinear optical materials. Photoisomerization can occur through either one-photon or two-photon processes. Two-photon-induced isomerization has several advantages over one-photon process but has not been fully explored. In the present study, we have used second harmonic generation to investigate the two-photon-induced isomerization between spiropyran and merocyanine at the air/water interface. We show that spiropyran and merocyanine can be converted into each other reversibly with 780-nm laser-beam irradiation through two-photon processes. We also investigated the isomerization rates under various incident laser powers. Quantitative analysis revealed that the isomerization rates of spiropyran and merocyanine depend differently on the laser power. We attribute the difference to the distinct molecular structures of spiropyran and merocyanine. At the interface, nonplanar spiropyran molecules exist mainly as monomers, whereas planar merocyanine molecules form aggregates. Upon aggregation, steric hindrance effects and excitonic coupling efficiently arrest the photoisomerization of merocyanine. This work provides an in-depth understanding of two-photon-induced isomerization at the interface, which is beneficial for designing and controlling optical thin-film materials.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iccas.ac.cn/handle/121111/35476]
专题	化学研究所_胶体、界面与化学热力学实验室
作者单位	1.Natl Ctr Nanosci & Technol, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Natl Lab Mol Sci, Inst Chem, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 4.Collaborat Innovat Ctr Chem Sci & Engn, Tianjin, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lin, Lu,Zhang, Zhen,Lu, Zhou,et al. Two-Photon-Induced Isomerization of Spiropyran/Merocyanine at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Second Harmonic Generation[J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A,2016,120(40):7859-7864.
APA	Lin, Lu,Zhang, Zhen,Lu, Zhou,Guo, Yuan,&Liu, Minghua.(2016).Two-Photon-Induced Isomerization of Spiropyran/Merocyanine at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Second Harmonic Generation.JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A,120(40),7859-7864.
MLA	Lin, Lu,et al."Two-Photon-Induced Isomerization of Spiropyran/Merocyanine at the Air/Water Interface Probed by Second Harmonic Generation".JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 120.40(2016):7859-7864.