OPTICAL INTERFERENCE IN 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION FROM A METAL-SURFACE WITH MOLECULAR ADLAYERS

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作者
LI, CM [1 ]
YING, ZC [1 ]
DAI, HL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PENN,DEPT CHEM,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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10.1063/1.468331
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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A strong oscillation pattern was observed in optical second-harmonic generation (SHG) at a Ag(lll) surface under pyridine adlayers with variable thickness. This oscillation appears only when s-, but not p-, polarized fundamental light is used. This effect is attributed to the modulation of the radiation efficiency of the fundamental light penetrating into the Ag bulk and of the second-harmonic light radiating out to the vacuum by pyridine overlayers through optical interference. A standard optical interference model has been developed to quantitatively analyze the oscillation patterns and determine the adlayer thickness. It was found that at 90 K the pyridine overlayer growth rate is 1.4 Angstrom per Langmuir exposure.
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