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

Journal Article · Sat Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.06.034· OSTI ID:22420615

Pei, Lang ^[1]; Xiang, Weidong ^[1]; Zhao, Xiuli; Liang, Xiaojuan; Yang, Xinyu; Liu, Haitao; Chen, Zhaoping ^[1]; Xie, Cuiping ^[2]; Ma, Xin; Zhang, Chenglong; Ma, Li ^[1]; Zhao, Jialong ^[3]

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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)

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.

• OSTI ID: 22420615
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 59; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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