10.1016/j.ica.2004.03.004
The study focuses on the synthesis, crystal structures, and molecular hyperpolarizabilities of a new Schiff base ligand (HL) derived from the condensation of 4-(diethylamino)salicylaldehyde with 4-nitroaniline, and its metal complexes with nickel(II), copper(II), and cobalt(II). The purpose of these chemicals is to investigate their quadratic nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, which are crucial for applications in fields like telecommunications and optical data storage. The Schiff base ligand and its metal complexes were analyzed for their crystal structures, thermal stability, and NLO responses, with the aim of understanding how the introduction of a metal center can enhance the NLO response and improve thermal stability. The study found that while the nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes were centrosymmetric and thus had vanishing hyperpolarizabilities, the cobalt(II) complex exhibited a pseudo-tetrahedral structure, leading to an enhancement of the NLO response and an increase in thermal stability.
10.1021/ic048578n
The study focuses on the synthesis, crystal structures, and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of new Schiff-base nickel(II) complexes. The main chemical used is an H2L Schiff-base ligand, obtained from the monocondensation of diaminomaleonitrile and 4-(diethylamino)salicylaldehyde, along with four related nickel(II) complexes formulated as [Ni(L)(L′)], where L′ represents various ligands such as MePhCHNH2, iPrNH2, Py, and PPh3. The purpose of these chemicals is to investigate the formation of a unique nickel amido bond through deprotonation and to explore the potential of these complexes as molecular switches in nonlinear optics due to their NLO properties. The study employs techniques like electric-field-induced second-harmonic (EFISH) to measure quadratic hyperpolarizability and ZINDO/SCI quantum chemical calculations to understand the orientation of hyperpolarizability in relation to laser wavelength, aiming to identify a new type of molecular switch based on the rotation of the NLO response rather than a reduction in its magnitude.