Two-dimensional ferroelectricity probed by SHG in ferroelectric LB monolayers

Author

Murzina, T.V. ; Fokin, Yu.G. ; Misuryaev, T.V. ; Aktsipetrov, O.A. ; Palto, S.P. ; Yudin, S.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Moscow State Univ., Russia

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Abstract

Summary form only given. The nonlinear optical properties of ferroelectric PVDF/TrFE monolayer LB films are studied in the vicinity of phase transitions. A broad hysteresis loop in the SHG intensity under heating and consequent cooling is observed in the temperature range from 0/spl deg/C to 50/spl deg/C. It is found that the main contribution to the nonlinear optical response of PVDF/TrFE LB films originates from the fluctuations of the nonlinear polarisation in the inhomogeneous film structure. These fluctuations are attributed to the complicated polydomain structure of the ferroelectric phase and coexistence of ferroelectric and paraelectric phases in the vicinity of the ferroelectric phase transition.

Keywords

Langmuir-Blodgett films; dielectric polarisation; electric domains; ferroelectric liquid crystals; ferroelectric transitions; heat treatment; optical harmonic generation; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; 0 to 50 degC; SHG; ferroelectric PVDF/TrFE monolayer LB films; ferroelectric phase transition; ferroelectric polydomain structure; ferroelectric-paraelectric phase coexistence; heat treatment; nonlinear polarisation fluctuation; two-dimensional ferroelectricity; Cooling; Ferroelectric films; Ferroelectric materials; Fluctuations; Heating; Hysteresis; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Temperature distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034028

Filename

1034028