The field of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has witnessed tremendous growth in
synthetic sophistication and depth of characterization over the past 15 years. 1 However, it is …

Although there are no fundamental factors hindering the development of nanoscale
structures, there is a growing realization that “engineering down” approaches, in other words …

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 …

Although a molecular monolayer is only a few nanometers thick it can completely change
the properties of a surface. Molecular monolayers can be readily prepared using the …

The design, synthesis, characterization, and understanding of new molecular and
macromolecular assemblies with large macroscopic optical nonlinearities represents an …

The synthesis and processing steps required to fabricate prototype electrooptic modulators
from poled polymeric materials containing nonlinear optical chromophores are reviewed …

Zwar steht der Entwicklung von nanometergroßen Strukturen prinzipiell nichts im Wege,
doch setzt sich immer mehr die Auffassung durch, daß sich Strukturminiaturisierungen unter …

This review article describes recent developments in the field of second-order nonlinear
optical (NLO) polymers with specific focus on their characterization methods, materials …

Metals and their alloys have been widely used in all aspects of science, engineering and
medicine. Metals in biomedical devices are used due to their inertness and structural …

Surface reactions were employed to introduce a variety of functional groups in self‐
assembled monolayers (SAMs) on hydroxylated surfaces such as glass and oxidized silicon …