title: Synthesis, photonic characteristics, and mesomorphism of an oligo biphenylene vinylene pi-electron system.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The synthesis and photonic and liquid-crystalline properties of a novel oligo biphenylene vinylene (OBV) chromophore with an extended pi-electron system are reported; the compound exhibits high fluorescence, a large two-photon absorption cross-section, and two- and three-dimensional liquid-crystalline mesophases.
authors.affiliation: Groupe des Matériaux Organiques (GMO) and Groupe d'Optique NonLinéaire et d'Optoélectronique (GONLO), Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR 7504 (CNRS-ULP), 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lincker
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourgun
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masson
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guidoni
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Bigot
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nicoud
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donnio
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guillon