Self-dispersive sum-frequency generation at interfaces

Ham, Eric; Vrehen, Q. H. F.; Eliel, E. R.

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“…By using broad-bandwidth sum frequency generation (BBSFG) [26][27][28] we recently analyzed the orientation of alkanethiols adsorbed on Au(111).…”

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“…By using broad-bandwidth sum frequency generation (BBSFG) [26][27][28] we recently analyzed the orientation of alkanethiols adsorbed on Au(111). 29 It is worthwhile to examine the applicability of BBSFG in the TIR condition at metal interfaces to obtain SFG spectra with higher resolution.…”

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“…The roughness is prerequisite for high sensitivity and can complicate the interpretation of the experimental data because of the orientational distribution of molecules in comparison with those adsorbed on a single crystal surface. It is therefore of crucial importance to assess the degree of the variation in orientation of molecules.By using broad-bandwidth sum frequency generation (BBSFG) [26][27][28] we recently analyzed the orientation of alkanethiols adsorbed on Au(111). …”

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Total-internal-reflection Broad-bandwidth Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Hexadecanethiol Adsorbed on Thin Gold Film Deposited on CaF, 2

et al. 2003

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IntroductionFor the study of surface phenomena at various interfaces, the total internal reflection (TIR) condition has been used in a number of spectroscopic measurements, 1 such as fluorometry, 2-9 surface enhanced infrared spectroscopy (SEIRA), [10][11][12] second harmonic generation, [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] and sum frequency generation (SFG). [22][23][24][25] There are two advantages when one uses the TIR condition. First, both incident light to the interface and reflected light or generated light from the interface travel in only one of the two phases adjacent to the interface, which circumvents bulk absorption by the other phase. One corollary is the freedom of changing the composition of the adjacent phase that has a lower refractive index. Second, high sensitivity to the interfaces can be achieved owing to the enhancement of the electric field at the interfaces. 1 The TIR arrangement can be employed at metal interfaces if a very thin metal film is used to avoid the absorption of light. It has been successfully employed to detect adsorbed species on metal in the SEIRA, where the thickness of the metal film is about 10 nm on a transparent substrate. [10][11][12] Recently, Williams et al. showed that the TIR arrangement can also be employed to detect SFG signals from alkanethiols adsorbed on a thin gold film. 24 However, detailed analysis of the sum frequency vibrational spectra has not been reported. SFG in the TIR arrangement has some potential as a powerful tool to study molecular orientations at metal/liquid interfaces, such as electrochemical interfaces, because it is free from bulk absorption and has interfacial sensitivity in the order of nanometers. Unlike surface plasmon resonance and capacitance measurements that have been used as sensitive means of detecting adsorption and molecular interaction at the interfaces, TIR-SFG will enable us to obtain molecular information on the solution side of the interfaces. One drawback of the TIR arrangement is the roughness of the metal surfaces. The roughness is prerequisite for high sensitivity and can complicate the interpretation of the experimental data because of the orientational distribution of molecules in comparison with those adsorbed on a single crystal surface. It is therefore of crucial importance to assess the degree of the variation in orientation of molecules.By using broad-bandwidth sum frequency generation (BBSFG) [26][27][28] we recently analyzed the orientation of alkanethiols adsorbed on Au(111). 29It is worthwhile to examine the applicability of BBSFG in the TIR condition at metal interfaces to obtain SFG spectra with higher resolution. In the present paper, we report the results of TIR-BBSFG measurements for hexadecanethiol (HDT) adsorbed on a thin gold film on CaF2. We will show that BBSFG can be successfully employed in the orientation analysis of the HDT molecules and that the methyl groups of HDT are much more randomly orientated than those on Au(111) on mica. Experimental SubstrateA hemicylindrical CaF2 prism (Pier Optic...

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“…By using broad-bandwidth sum frequency generation (BBSFG) [26][27][28] we recently analyzed the orientation of alkanethiols adsorbed on Au(111).…”

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“…Table-top picosecond systems with a similar output power have been reported as well [18,19]. Higher output power (of ∼ 60 mW), combined with pulse durations in the range 500 fs-2 ps can be obtained in the wavelength range from 5 µm to 50 µm with a free electron laser source [20][21][22]. This is, however, not a table-top source but a facility.…”

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“…The resultant (3.2 cm −1 FWHM) narrow-band visible pulses were mixed with infrared pulses on a gold surface. The SFG intensity was collected as a function of frequency with a spectrometer in combination with an intensified CCD camera [20,21,23]. The left panel of Fig.…”

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Generation and application of high power femtosecond pulses in the vibrational fingerprint region

Sugiharto¹,

Johnson²,

Aguiar³

et al. 2008

Appl. Phys. B

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We present a novel high power femtosecond infrared laser source, based on a three-stage chirped-pulse amplification scheme. Owing to the high power output of the Ti:sapphire amplifiers, it becomes routinely possible to produce femtosecond infrared laser pulses in the wavelength region of 2.6-20 µm with minimum pulse energies of 15 µJ, to our knowledge roughly an improvement of an order of magnitude. With such pulses we have performed femtosecond second-order nonlinear optical surface spectroscopy in the fingerprint region. We have probed the skeletal modes of the first few monolayers of a polymer/air interface in a femtosecond vibrational sum frequency generation experiment. This development opens up new possibilities to investigate surface structures and dynamics of, e.g., organo-metallic compounds, proteins, and peptides.PACS 82.35.Ps

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Sum-Frequency Generation Spectra of Thin Organic Films on Silver Enhanced Due to Surface Plasmon Excitation

Alieva

Knippels

Kuzik

et al. 1999

phys. stat. sol. (a)

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We have studied vibrational spectra of thin films of copper phthalocyanine and fullerene of different thicknesses on silver obtained by a visible‐infrared sum‐frequency generation (SFG). The free electron laser FELIX was used as a source of broadband infrared and the pulsed Nd:YLF laser system as a source of visible radiation. Excitation of a surface plasmon on silver has allowed to enhance the efficiency of the SFG process. The SFG signal has appeared to be almost independent of the film thickness demonstrating the exclusive contribution of the interfacial layer to the SFG signal.

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Self-dispersive sum-frequency generation at interfaces

Cited by 85 publications

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Total-internal-reflection Broad-bandwidth Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Hexadecanethiol Adsorbed on Thin Gold Film Deposited on CaF, 2

Total-internal-reflection Broad-bandwidth Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Hexadecanethiol Adsorbed on Thin Gold Film Deposited on CaF, 2

Generation and application of high power femtosecond pulses in the vibrational fingerprint region

Sum-Frequency Generation Spectra of Thin Organic Films on Silver Enhanced Due to Surface Plasmon Excitation

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