title: Nano-engineering lattice dimensionality for a soft matter organic functional material.
abstract: A high performing electro-optic (EO) chromophore with covalently attached coumarin-based pendant groups exhibits intermolecular correlation of coumarin units through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Unique, orthogonal molecular orientations of the chromophore and coumarin units are also evident when investigated optically. Such molecular orientation translates to reduced lattice dimensionality of the bulk C1 soft matter material system, leading to increased acentric order and EO activity. Results are corroborated by nanorheological experimental methods.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Dept. of Chemistry, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Benight
authors.forename: Daniel B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Knorr
authors.forename: Lewis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lao
authors.forename: Jianing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lakshmi S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kocherlakota
authors.forename: Arumugasamy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elangovan
authors.forename: Bruce H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Rene M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Overney
authors.forename: Larry R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D004738:Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals