This work provides an overview of the recent advances in the field of two-photon absorbing
chromophores active in the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectral range. Herein the …

Crystal engineering, the ability to predict and control the packing of molecular building units
in the solid state, has attracted much attention over the past three decades owing to its …

Organic π-conjugated polymers and oligomers (Chart 1) are intriguing compounds that have
been intensively studied for almost 30 years by now. 1-3 The interest in these systems is …

The field of nonlinear optics emerged three decades ago with the development of the first
operating laser and the demonstration of frequency doubling phenomena. These milestone …

A new approach to second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials is reported, in which
chirality and supramolecular organization play key roles. Langmuir-Blodgett films of a chiral …

Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) and its derivatives were originally prepared as strong electron‐
donor molecules for the development of electrically conducting materials. This Review …

Ultrathin films of graphite–polymer composites, which are required for sensors applications,
are the target of the work reported here. The preparation and characterization of ultrathin …

Tetrazole compounds have been studied for more than one hundred years and applied in
various areas. Several yeas ago Sharpless and his co-workers reported an environmentally …

This paper deals with recent and important developments in the field of organic materials for
second-order nonlinear optics. Attention is drawn to current trends in chromophore design …

The review gives a brief survey of NLO polymeric materials based on azobenzene units and
of high thermal and temporal stability. It starts with a brief introduction which comprises …