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Title: Sol–gel synthesis of silver nanocrystals embedded in sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass with giant third-order optical nonlinearities

Abstract

Highlights: • We prepared Ag-doped sodium borosilicate monolithic glass. • The influence of temperature on the SPR absorption peak intensity was studied. • Nonlinear optical properties of the glass were investigated. • A mechanism for the formation of Ag quantum dots glass was proposed. - Abstract: We report the preparation of uniform spherical shape silver nanocrystals doped sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass by sol–gel method. The characterization of the resulting Ag nanocrystals was accomplished by using X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectrum. Surface plasma resonance absorption peaks of the silver nanocrystals glass at about 406 nm have been obtained from ultraviolet–visible absorption spectrometer and their intensity is changed with different heat treatment temperatures. We have investigated the nonlinear optical properties of silver quantum dots doped glass using Z-scan technique. Third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility χ{sup (3)} of the glass was estimated to be 1.01 × 10{sup −11} esu. In particular, a mechanism for the formation of Ag quantum dots glass is proposed. This work will significantly promote the obtained material applications in optical devices.

Authors:
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  1. College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035 (China)
  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804 (China)
  3. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou,Zhejiang 325035 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22420615
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Materials Research Bulletin
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 59; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; BORON SILICATES; DOPED MATERIALS; GLASS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTUM DOTS; RESONANCE ABSORPTION; SILVER; SODIUM; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTRA

Citation Formats

Pei, Lang, Xiang, Weidong, Zhao, Xiuli, Liang, Xiaojuan, Yang, Xinyu, Liu, Haitao, Chen, Zhaoping, Xie, Cuiping, Ma, Xin, Zhang, Chenglong, Ma, Li, Zhao, Jialong, and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033. Sol–gel synthesis of silver nanocrystals embedded in sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass with giant third-order optical nonlinearities. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.06.034.
Pei, Lang, Xiang, Weidong, Zhao, Xiuli, Liang, Xiaojuan, Yang, Xinyu, Liu, Haitao, Chen, Zhaoping, Xie, Cuiping, Ma, Xin, Zhang, Chenglong, Ma, Li, Zhao, Jialong, & State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033. Sol–gel synthesis of silver nanocrystals embedded in sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass with giant third-order optical nonlinearities. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.06.034
Pei, Lang, Xiang, Weidong, Zhao, Xiuli, Liang, Xiaojuan, Yang, Xinyu, Liu, Haitao, Chen, Zhaoping, Xie, Cuiping, Ma, Xin, Zhang, Chenglong, Ma, Li, Zhao, Jialong, and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033. 2014. "Sol–gel synthesis of silver nanocrystals embedded in sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass with giant third-order optical nonlinearities". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.06.034.
@article{osti_22420615,
title = {Sol–gel synthesis of silver nanocrystals embedded in sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass with giant third-order optical nonlinearities},
author = {Pei, Lang and Xiang, Weidong and Zhao, Xiuli and Liang, Xiaojuan and Yang, Xinyu and Liu, Haitao and Chen, Zhaoping and Xie, Cuiping and Ma, Xin and Zhang, Chenglong and Ma, Li and Zhao, Jialong and State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033},
abstractNote = {Highlights: • We prepared Ag-doped sodium borosilicate monolithic glass. • The influence of temperature on the SPR absorption peak intensity was studied. • Nonlinear optical properties of the glass were investigated. • A mechanism for the formation of Ag quantum dots glass was proposed. - Abstract: We report the preparation of uniform spherical shape silver nanocrystals doped sodium borosilicate monolithic transparent glass by sol–gel method. The characterization of the resulting Ag nanocrystals was accomplished by using X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectrum. Surface plasma resonance absorption peaks of the silver nanocrystals glass at about 406 nm have been obtained from ultraviolet–visible absorption spectrometer and their intensity is changed with different heat treatment temperatures. We have investigated the nonlinear optical properties of silver quantum dots doped glass using Z-scan technique. Third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility χ{sup (3)} of the glass was estimated to be 1.01 × 10{sup −11} esu. In particular, a mechanism for the formation of Ag quantum dots glass is proposed. This work will significantly promote the obtained material applications in optical devices.},
doi = {10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.06.034},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22420615}, journal = {Materials Research Bulletin},
issn = {0025-5408},
number = ,
volume = 59,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}