Paper Abstract
Here we demonstrate a 40% increase in the nonlinearity, or electro-optic (EO) coefficient, of the nonlinear
optic (NLO) polymer SEO100 with the addition of a thin guanine nucleobase buffer layer deposited between the
NLO polymer and the cathode electrode. We suggest that the high lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of guanine
flattens the field distribution at the high injection barrier reducing leakage current during poling. This has the
potential to realize higher EO coefficients without the need to synthesize new NLO polymer materials, as well as an
increase in device yield due to less failure during poling.
Paper Details
Date Published: 16 March 2015
PDF: 4 pages
Proc. SPIE 9360, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII, 936002 (16 March 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2083021
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9360:
Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII
Christopher E. Tabor; François Kajzar; Toshikuni Kaino; Yasuhiro Koike, Editor(s)
PDF: 4 pages
Proc. SPIE 9360, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII, 936002 (16 March 2015); doi: 10.1117/12.2083021
Show Author Affiliations
Fahima Ouchen, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
Univ. of Dayton Research Institute (United States)
Emily Heckman, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
Univ. of Dayton Research Institute (United States)
Emily Heckman, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
Larry R. Dalton, Univ. of Washington (United States)
James Grote, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
James Grote, Air Force Research Lab. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9360:
Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVII
Christopher E. Tabor; François Kajzar; Toshikuni Kaino; Yasuhiro Koike, Editor(s)
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