Application of hyper-Rayleigh scattering for the experimental determination of molecular structure in monomers and polymers

摘要

The extension of hyper-Rayleigh scattering, from a technique for the experimental determination of the first hyperpolarizability, #beta#, of molecules in solution, to a means of determining the molecular structure of monomers and polymers in solution, is discussed in this paper. The theoretical framework for this textension is given and the instrumental set-up is described. It is shown, this selected examples, that the information from hyper-Rayleigh scattering alone is sufficient to deduce a consistent structural picture of advanced molecules and polymers in solution.