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Science 10 November 1995:
Vol. 270. no. 5238, p. 893
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Organic molecules that show strong second-order nonlinear responses have many potential uses in optics and electronics. However, this response depends not just on molecular properties but requires a specific molecular arrangement in the material. Kauranen et al. (p. 966) were able to force organic molecules into the desired arrangement by attaching them to a helical backbone. This supramolecular approach increases the nonlinear response of the material and could be used to optimize the second-order nonlinear response of other compounds.




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