Large two-photon absorption of terpyridine-based quadrupolar derivatives : towards their applications in optical limiting and biological imaging

• Main Authors: Li, Hairong, Rajwar, Deepa, Ying, Yongjun, He, Tingchao, Lim, Zheng Bang, Ma, Lin, Di, Ziyun, Grimsdale, Andrew C., Sun, Handong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Analytical chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102452; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19025
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Developing organic chromophores with large two-photon absorption (TPA) in both organic solvents and aqueous media is crucial owing to their applications in solid-state photonic devices and biological imaging. Herein, a series of novel terpyridine-based quadrupolar derivatives have been synthesized....