Polymeric-organometallic nonlinear optical

Finally, the combination of dendrimers and organometallic entities as fundamental building blocks affords an opportunity to construct an infinite variety of organometallic starburst polymeric superstructures of nanoscopic, microscopic, and even macroscopic dimensions. These may represent a promising class of organometallic materials due to their specific properties, and potential applications as magnetic ceramic precursors, nonlinear optical materials, and liquid crystal devices in nanoscale technology. 

The importance and relevance of nonlinear optical (NLO) materials has been discussed in detail in previous sections of this symposium series and will not be duplicated herein. NLO materials can be divided into several main types such as organic, polymeric, organometallic, semiconductor, and so on. The topic of this paper is polymeric-organometallic NLO materials. 

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