| Title | Photostability studies on zwitterionic chromophores for nonlinear optics |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Raymond, S.G., Williams G.V.M., Thomson M.N.C., Janssens S., Bhuiyan M.D.H., Do M.T.T., and Kay A.J. |
| Conference Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Date Published | 2009 |
| Abstract | Photostability measurements have been made on thin films containing amorphous polycarbonate and an organic chromophore, 2-{3-Cyano-4-[3-(l-decyl-1H- pyridn-4-ylidene)-propenyl]-5,5-dimethyl-5H-furan-2-ylidene}- malononitrile. We find that the photodegradation quantum efficiencies for films containing 15 % chromophore loading by weight are similar to those with lower chromophore loadings. The photodegradation quantum efficiency dramatically decreases by more than 3 orders of magnitude when the films are encapsulated to minimise exposure to oxygen. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. |
| URL | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449823305&partnerID=40&md5=fe2a99a1201c33a08daf22293c16db96 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.3203254 |
