scholarly journals Silicon Nanosheets: An Emerging 2D Photonic Material with a Large Transient Nonlinear Optical Response beyond Graphene

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Michalis Stavrou ◽  
Aristeidis Stathis ◽  
Ioannis Papadakis ◽  
Alina Lyuleeva-Husemann ◽  
Emmanouel Koudoumas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Point Defects ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Graphene Nanosheets ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Nlo Properties ◽  
Chemical Functionalization ◽  
Photonic Material ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Order Susceptibility

The present work reports on the transient nonlinear optical (NLO) responses of two different types of 2D silicon nanosheets (SiNSs), namely hydride-terminated silicon nanosheets (SiNS–H) and 1-dodecene-functionalized silicon nanosheets (SiNS–dodecene). The main motivation of this study was to extend the knowledge regarding the NLO properties of these Si–based materials, for which very few published studies exist so far. For that purpose, the NLO responses of SiNS–H and SiNS–dodecene were investigated experimentally in the nanosecond regime at 532 and 1064 nm using the Z-scan technique, while the obtained results were compared to those of certain recently studied graphene nanosheets. SiNS–dodecene was found to exhibit the largest third-order susceptibility χ(3) values at both excitation wavelengths, most probably ascribed to the presence of point defects, indicating the importance of chemical functionalization for the efficient enhancement and tailoring of the NLO properties of these emerging 2D Si-based materials. Most importantly, the results demonstrated that the present silicon nanosheets revealed comparable and even larger NLO responses than graphene nanosheets. Undoubtedly, SiNSs could be strong competitors of graphene for applications in 2D-material-based photonics and optoelectronics.

Optical, electrochemical and third-order nonlinear optical studies of triphenylamine substituted zinc phthalocyanine

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (08n11) ◽  
pp. 1173-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narra Vamsi Krishna ◽  
Puliparambil Thilakan Anusha ◽  
S. Venugopal Rao ◽  
L. Giribabu
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Soret Band ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanine ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Nlo Properties ◽  
Scan Data

Zinc phthalocyanine possessing triphenylamine at its peripheral position has been synthesized and its optical, emission, electrochemical and third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties were investigated. Soret band was broadened due to the presence of triphenylamine moiety. Electrochemical properties indicated that both oxidation and reduction processes were ring centered. Emission spectra were recorded in different solvents and the fluorescence yields obtained were in the range of 0.02–0.17 while the time-resolved fluorescence data revealed radiative lifetimes of typically few ns. Third-order NLO properties of this molecule have been examined using the Z-scan technique with picosecond (ps) and femtoseocnd (fs) pulses. Closed and open aperture Z-scan data were recorded with 2 ps/1 50 fs laser pulses at a wavelength of 800 nm and NLO coefficients were extracted from both the data. Our data clearly suggests the potential of this molecule for photonics applications.

OPTICAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES EMBEDDED IN INDIUM OXIDE FILMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. DAKHEL ◽  
F. Z. HENARI
Keyword(s):  
Indium Oxide ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Silicon Substrates ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Third Order ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reverse Saturation Absorption ◽  
Saturation Absorption ◽  
Order Susceptibility ◽  
Nanoparticles Of Silver

Nanoparticles of silver-embedded indium oxide thin films have been prepared on glass and silicon substrates. Silver concentration were 3 wt.% and 5 wt.% as measured by X-ray fluorescence. X-ray diffraction reveals that indium oxide of these samples remains amorphous even after pre-annealing at 400°C. The optical absorption of the samples manifests the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) phenomena, which varies with Ag content. The Ag nanoparticles radius was estimated with Mie classical theory by using the SPR data analysis. The nonlinear optical properties of films on glass substrate were investigated using z-scan technique. Under cw excitation the films exhibit large reverse saturation absorption and negative nonlinearities. The real and imaginary parts of third order susceptibility of the samples were measured and the imaginary part which arise from the change in absorption is found to be dominant.

Synthesis and third-order nonlinear optical properties of novel ethynyl-linked heteropentamer composed of four porphyrins and one pyrene

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Sheng ◽  
Jing Sun ◽  
Yongzhong Bian ◽  
Jianzhuang Jiang ◽  
Dong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Spectroscopic Methods ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Zinc Compounds ◽  
Nlo Properties ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
The Third ◽  
Wide Range

Novel heteropentameric porphyrins-pyrene arrays, in which four meso-tetraphenyl porphyrins are linked to the center unit of pyrene by four acetylenyl bonds, were designed and synthesized. The newly synthesized heteropentameric compounds have been characterized by a wide range of spectroscopic methods. The third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of both the metal-free and zinc compounds of the three-dimensional arrays were investigated by Z-scan experiments, showing enhanced NLO properties compared with that of the porphyrin and pyrene monomers.

Structure–property relation and third-order nonlinear optical studies of two new halogenated chalcones

2017 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huey Chong Kwong ◽  
M. S. Rakesh ◽  
C. S. Chidan Kumar ◽  
Shivaraj R. Maidur ◽  
Parutagouda Shankaragouda Patil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Optical Studies ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Nlo Properties ◽  
Chalcone Derivatives ◽  
Property Relation

AbstractIn the present work, the crystal structure and third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of two novel chalcone derivatives namely (E)-3-(4-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (

Enhancement of third-order nonlinear optical properties of HMTA stabilized pure and doped ZnS nanoparticles and their electronic structures

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1850016 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vijai Anand ◽  
G. Vinitha ◽  
Sanjeev Gautam ◽  
K. H. Chae ◽  
R. Mohan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metals ◽  
Electronic Structures ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Zns Nanoparticles ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Tetrahedral Symmetry ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility ◽  
Nlo Properties ◽  
The Third ◽  
Mn Doped

This study reports the third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) stabilized pure and transition metals (Cu, Co and Mn) doped ZnS nanoparticles (NPs) and their electronic structures. The third-order NLO properties of pure and transition metals (Cu, Co and Mn) doped ZnS NPs were measured by [Formula: see text]-scan technique. From these measurements, the pure and doped ZnS samples exhibit negative nonlinearity i.e., self-defocusing. The open aperture [Formula: see text]-scan measurement shows saturated absorption within the medium. The prepared pure and doped ZnS samples exhibit nonlinear refractive index of the order of 10[Formula: see text][Formula: see text](cm2/W), nonlinear absorption (NLA) coefficient of the order of 10[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]cm/W and nonlinear optical susceptibility of the order of 10[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]esu. The electronic structures of these ZnS NPs were investigated using near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) measurements at the C K-, N K- and Co L[Formula: see text]-edges. The C K- and N K-edges XANES spectra reveal the appearance of several spectral features in the range 285–290[Formula: see text]eV and 390–430[Formula: see text]eV respectively. The Co L[Formula: see text]-edge NEXAFS spectrum exhibits multiplet absorption lines similar to those of Co[Formula: see text] ions coordinated in tetrahedral symmetry with four sulfur nearest neighbors. These results clearly demonstrate that divalent Co ions substitute Zn sites. From the Raman spectra, the appearance of multiple resonance Raman peaks indicates that the prepared ZnS samples have good optical quality.

Quadratic Electro-Optical Characterization of Molecular Nonlinear optical Materials

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Luong ◽  
N. F. Borrelli ◽  
A. R. Olszeuski
Keyword(s):  
Optical Materials ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Kerr Coefficient ◽  
Molecular Compounds ◽  
Order Susceptibility

ABSTRACTA convenient method of measuring the nonlinear optical properties of molecular compounds is described. The method involves measuring the quadratic electro-optical coefficient of a polymer composite containing a variable concentration of the candidate NLO material. The X(3) (ω) value obtained by this low-frequency Kerr measurement, after local-field corrections, can be compared to the nonresonant third-order susceptibility measured by degenerate-four-wave-mixing technique on selective samples. We find that the choice of the polymer matrix dictates the contribution of second-order susceptibility to the Kerr coefficient. Therefore, our method can also be extended to the measurement of second-order susceptibility, analogous to the technique of field-induced second-harmonic-generation.

Effect of Electric Field on Nonlinear Optical Properties of Hydrazone Doped PMMA Films

2012 ◽  
Vol 584 ◽  
pp. 88-91
Author(s):  
N.K. Siji Narendran ◽  
K.R. Reshma ◽  
P. Sudheesh ◽  
K. Chandrasekharan
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Single Beam ◽  
Solution Casting Method ◽  
Order Susceptibility

We report the effect of electric field on third order nonlinear optical properties of Hydrazone (Hz) doped Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) films. The films were prepared by solution casting method. Poling of films was done by corona discharge. Single beam Z-scan technique with 7ns Nd: YAG laser pulses at 532nm were employed for the measurements. Third order susceptibility of films was measured with an emphasis on the applied electric field. We also demonstrated the second harmonic generation in the corona poled films.

scholarly journals Near-Resonant Nonlinear Optical Properties of Pseudoisocyanine J-Aggregates in Langmuir-Blodgett Layers

1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.-H. Feller ◽  
R. Gadonas ◽  
A. Pugzlys ◽  
D. Möbius
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett ◽  
Langmuir Blodgett Films ◽  
J Aggregates ◽  
Exciton Annihilation ◽  
Dynamical Disorder ◽  
Order Susceptibility

The nonlinear optical properties of pseudoisocyanine J-aggregates in Langmuir-Blodgett films have been investigated by means of degenerate four wave mixing (DFWM) process. The conversion efficiency of the DFWM signal and the estimated third order susceptibility were found to be comparable with those of pseudoisocyanine J-aggregates in solution under comparable resonance conditions. The intensity dependence of the converted (DFWM) signal is interpreted as resulting from different processes including saturation, exciton-exciton annihilation and secondary processes of dynamical disorder.

Third-order optical nonlinearity of DSR13/THF solutions under CW He–Ne laser irradiation using Z-scan method

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Bassam Abbas ◽  
Mohammad Alshikh Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Nonlinear Absorption ◽  
Nonlinear Refractive Index ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Third Order ◽  
The Third ◽  
Order Susceptibility

The Z-scan technique was employed to explore the third-order nonlinear optical properties of disperse red 13 organic chromophore solutions in tetrahydrofuran. A continuous-wave He–Ne laser (632.8 nm) was used as a source of irradiation. The nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refractive index coefficients of this dye were investigated. The results showed that this dye has a good nonlinear response with its real and imaginary quantities of third-order susceptibility. The solutions showed negative nonlinear refraction. The best obtained value of the third-order susceptibility was 6.37 × 10–3 esu at a dye concentration of 3.15 × 10–4 mol/L. Moreover, the nonlinear optical properties were enhanced with higher dye concentrations, and an elevated trend in nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refractive index coefficients was observed. Also, it was found that the reverse saturable absorption was the main mechanism responsible for the two-photon absorption effect in DSR13/THF samples.

Photophysical and nonlinear optical study of benzothiazole substituted phthalocyanines in solution and thin films

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (04-06) ◽  
pp. 263-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Njemuwa Nwaji ◽  
Owolabi M. Bankole ◽  
Jonathan Britton ◽  
Tebello Nyokong
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Laser Excitation ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Optical Study ◽  
Optical Performance ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Limiting Behavior ◽  
532 Nm ◽  
Order Susceptibility

In this study, the photophysical, nonlinear absorption and nonlinear optical limiting properties of zinc and gallium phthalocyanine complexes: tetrakis[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl phenoxy)phthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (3), tetrakis[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl phenoxy)phthalocyaninato] gallium(III) chloride (4), tetrakis[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylthio)phthalocyaninato] zinc(II) (5), tetrakis[(benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylthio)phthalocyaninato] gallium(III) chloride (6), were investigated both in solution and when embedded in polystyrene thin films using 532 nm laser excitation at 10 ns pulses. It was also observed that complexes that have higher triplet state absorption also possessed enhanced nonlinear and optical limiting behavior. Superior optical performance was observed when the complexes were embedded in thin films compared to when they are in solution. Complex 6 in thin films gave the highest imaginary third-order susceptibility (I[Formula: see text][X[Formula: see text]]) and hyperpolarizability ([Formula: see text] at 4.61 × 10[Formula: see text] esu and 3.44 × 10[Formula: see text] esu, respectively, with a low I[Formula: see text] value of 0.06 J.cm[Formula: see text]

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