Probing the Dielectric Property of Organic Molecules at Solid–liquid Interfaces Using Reflection Second Harmonic Generation

Zhi Xu, Ying Dong

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Abstract

Reflection second harmonic generation (SHG) has been applied for the investigation of the dielectric constant of a submonolayer of organic molecules adsorbed at silica/CH3CN interfaces. We show that the ratio of dielectric constants (εm,2ω/εm,ω) of the interfacial molecular layer can be obtained from the ratio of SHG intensities (I2ω45°-S,R/I2ωS-P,R), and using the ratio of dielectric constants the linear susceptibility (χ(1)) and polarizability (α) of solute molecules at resonant frequency can be evaluated.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalSurface Science
Volume445
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2000

Disciplines

  • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
  • Analytical Chemistry

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