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Cascading third-order Raman process and local structure formation in binary liquid mixtures of benzene and n-hexane
Shinsuke Shigeto1, Hideaki Kano, Hiro-O Hamaguchi
1Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Abstract:
The cascading third-order Raman process in binary mixtures of benzene and n-hexane was studied by six-wave mixing coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy. By examining the concentration dependence of the cascading third-order signal intensity, we investigated the formation of local structures of benzene in the binary mixtures. A significant deviation from the dependence expected for homogeneous mixtures was observed at benzene concentrations above 7 mol dm(-3). This deviation can be interpreted in terms of optical inhomogeneity caused by the formation of domain structures of benzene molecules. We discuss the feasibility of the cascading third-order process as a sensitive probe for the microscopic structures that are formed in liquids and solutions.
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