Optical nonlinear characteristics of MgF_2 films containing Cu nanoparticles

An investigation is made on the optical nonlinear characteristics of MgF2 fihns containing Cu nanoparticles. When the Cu volume fraction is 0.1, at approximately εm ＋ 2εd = 0, the film exhibits a strong thirdorder optical nonlinear refractive coefficient of 1.0×10^-9 cm2/W, a nonlinear refractive index of about -4.0×10^-7 esu, a third-order optical nonlinear response of about 6.8×10^-8s esu, and a figure of merit of about 1.0×10^-11. The result shows that the film may have potential applications in optoelectronic technology.     

烷氧基取代聚对苯乙炔三阶非线性光学性能

通过双醚化反应、氯甲基化反应以及在强碱性条件下进行的脱氯化氢反应制备聚（2-甲氧基-5-丁氧基）对苯乙炔（PMOBOPV）、聚（2-甲氧基-5-己氧基）对苯乙炔（PMOHOPV）、聚（2,5-二丁氧基）对苯乙炔（PDBOPV）和聚（2,5-二己氧基）对苯乙炔（PDHOPV）等四种可溶性聚对苯乙炔（PPV）衍生物,通过紫外-可见吸收光谱对产物分子结构进行表征.结果显示,PMOBOPV、PMOHOPV、PDBOPV和PDHOPV的共轭π电子发生π → π* 跃迁的吸收峰分别位于491 nm、495nm、504nm和510nm处,相应的光学禁带宽度分别为2.23eV、2.18eV、2.12eV和2.07eV.利用简并四波混频技术测量PPV衍生物的三阶非线性光学性能,探讨了分子结构对PPV衍生物三阶非线性极化率（χ(3)）的影响.研究发现,激发波长为532 nm时,PMOBOPV、PMOHOPV、PDBOPV和PDHOPV的共振χ(3)值分别为3.45×10－10、5.13×10－10、7.15×10－10和9.61×10－10 esu;激发波长为1064 nm时,它们的非共振χ(3)值分别为1.09×10－11、1.42×10－11、1.62×10－11和2.14×10－11 esu.     

半花菁衍生物分子第一超极化率频率色散效应的理论研究

采用含时耦合微扰(TDHF)和多态求和(SOS)方法计算了半花菁衍生物分子生色团4-N,N-dimethylami-no-4′-N′-methylstilbazolium(DAS)的第一超极化率频率色散效应。采用组态相关(INDO/CI)方法计算了分子的前线轨道性质。计算结果表明半花菁衍生物分子最大吸收波长约为480nm,与实验结果十分吻合;第一激发态对体系非线性光学性质起决定作用。在红外波段(800~2500nm),随着基频光频率的增大,二次谐波β(-2ω;ω,ω)和电光效应β(-ω;ω,0)都随之增大,但是β(-2ω;ω,ω)增加的幅度要大于β(-ω;ω,0)。在远红外区β(-2ω;ω,ω)的色散曲线变化比较平缓,到了近红外区(λ<1300nm)共振增强效应逐渐明显。基频光波长为1064nm时,β(-2ω;ω,ω)的含时耦合微扰计算值约为(380±5)×10-30esu。在较高频率时,采用多态求和方法计算应考虑其他态的贡献。此外,还讨论了基组效应对含时耦合微扰计算的影响。     

(Au)_核(Ag)_壳纳米微粒-火焰原子吸收光谱法测定过氧化氢

在90 ℃水浴条件下,以粒径为10 nm的纳米金做晶种,用柠檬酸三钠还原硝酸银,制备了平均粒径为30 nm的（Au）核（Ag）壳纳米微粒,用高速离心纯化除去过量的柠檬酸三钠获得了较纯的（Au）核（Ag）壳纳米微粒。在pH 3.8的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,Fe2＋催化H2O2反应产生的羟基自由基可氧化（Au）核（Ag）壳纳米微粒生成银离子。离心后,离心液中的银离子可用火焰原子吸收光谱法在328.1 nm波长处测量。随着H2O2浓度增大,离心液中银离子浓度增加,其吸光度值增加。H2O2浓度在2.64～42.24 μmol&#183;L-1范围内与上清液中银离子的原子吸收值ΔA呈良好的线性关系,回归方程为ΔA=0.014c-0.013 1, 相关系数为0.998 4,检出限为0.81 μmol&#183;L-1 H2O2。当用于水样中H2O2的测定,获得了满意的结果。     

银纳米粒子自组织二维有序阵列

采用液液二相转移方法合成出颗粒直径为(4.18±0.5)nm的银纳米粒子溶胶,并用紫外可见光谱对所制得的银纳米粒子溶胶的单分散性和稳定性进行了研究.结果表明,所得到的溶胶相为稳定的、粒径分布窄的单分散体系.红外光谱的分析结果表明,稳定剂1壬基硫醇包缚在银纳米粒子表面.并且,通过自组织方法获得了二维有序的银纳米粒子阵列 关键词： 银纳米粒子 液液二相转移方法 自组织 二维有序阵列     

Nonlinear optical properties of Au/PVP composite thin films

Colloidal Au and poly（vinylpyrrolidone） （PVP） composite thin films are fabricated by spin-coating method. Linear optical absorption measurements of the Au/PVP composite films indicate an absorption peak around 530 nm due to the surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles. Nonlinear optical properties are studied using standard Z-scan technique, and experimental results show large optical nonlinearities of the Au/PVP composite films. A large value of χ^（3）/α up to 0.56× 10-^10esu·cm is obtained, which is comparable to the best values reported in metal/oxlde composite films.     

共轭有机高聚物PPQ薄膜的双光子吸收

在 532 nm波长处测量了共轭高聚物 PPQ薄膜的三阶光学非线性参数 ,发现其较强的非线性 (双光子 )吸收系数β≈ 0 . 59cm/ MW。其非线性折射率系数 n2 ≈ 9. 5× 10 -10 esu,认为这是双光子激发的纯电子响应。并对材料的品质因素进行了评估。     

Saccharide Sensing Using Gold and Silver Nanoparticles-A Review

We review new methodologies for glucose sensing from our laboratories based on the specific biological interactions between Con A, dextran-coated gold nanoparticles and glucose, and the interactions between dextran, glucose, and boronic-acid capped silver nanoparticles in solution. Our new approaches promise new tunable glucose sensing platforms. Dextran-coated gold nanoparticles were aggregated with the addition of Con A resulting in increase an in absorbance of nanoparticles at 650 nm, where the post-addition of glucose caused the dissociation of the aggregates and thus a decrease in the absorbance at 650 nm. The interaction of glucose and dextran with boronic acid-capped silver nanoparticles in solution resulted in enhanced luminescence intensity cumulatively due to surface-enhanced fluorescence and the decrease in absorbance at 400 nm, with an increase in absorbance at 640 nm. Lifetime measurements were used to distinguish the contribution from the surface-enhanced fluorescence. TEM was employed to assess the aggregation of nanoparticles.     

Laser ablation of silver in different liquids: Optical and nonlinear optical properties of silver nanoparticles

The optical, structural, and nonlinear optical properties of silver nanoparticles prepared using the method of laser ablation in various liquids at wavelengths of 397, 532, and 795 nm with laser pulses of different duration are studied. An analysis of the dimensional and spectral characteristics of the silver nanoparticles revealed a time dynamics of the nanoparticle size distribution in solutions. It is shown that thermal self-defocusing is observed for the case of nanosecond or shorter pulses generated with a high repetition rate. For picosecond and femtosecond pulses with a low repetition rate, the effects of self-focusing (γ = 3 × 10^?13 cm² W^?1) and saturated absorption (β = ?1.5 × 10^?9 cm W^?1) were observed in the solutions under study. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility of the silver nanoparticles was found to be 5 × 10^?8 esu at a wavelength of 397 nm.     

New, fast and green procedure for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles based on sonocatalysis

An easy, cheap and green synthetic route, using high-power ultrasounds and sodium citrate dihydrate as non-toxic reducing and stabilizer agent, produces gold nanoparticles in aqueous solution, and at ambient conditions. The time required for the synthesis is 5.5 min. The spherical nanoparticles obtained by this route show a homogeneous size distribution, within the range 5-17 nm, with an average diameter of 10±1 nm. Moreover, 90% of the particles have a diameter ranging from 7 to 13 nm, and their half-life is more than 30 days. The gold nanoparticles synthesized following this route are known as sononanoparticles. Gold sononanoparticles have been characterized by TEM and XRD and their stability has been studied by UV-Vis spectroscopy. Alternative experimental designs are compared to optimize the proposed synthesis procedure.     

Photoinduced formation and aggregation of silver nanoparticles at the surface of carboxymethylcellulose films

Formation and aggregation of photolytic silver nanoparticles at the surface of silver salt of carboxymethylcellulose films (CMCAg films) have been investigated. Detailed X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study and field emission type scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) observation have been carried out to characterize silver nanoparticles at the film surface. When the CMCAg films were irradiated with UV light in wet air at room temperature for 30–60 min, silver nanoparticles of ca. 10 nm size were formed at the irradiated surface. According to the FE-SEM observation, the growth of the particle diameter and aggregation of nanoparticles took place after prolonged irradiation, and finally, the irradiated side of the film surface was densely covered with the silver nanoparticles of ca. 35 nm size. Chemical composition analysis by the XPS measurements has confirmed the increase in the atomic concentration of silver with irradiation time. It is suggested that silver atoms and clusters can move in the film and precipitate at the irradiated surface.     

Extracellular biosynthesis of monodispersed gold nanoparticles by a SAM capping route

Monodispersed gold nanoparticles capped with a self-assembled monolayer of dodecanethiol were biosynthesized extracellularly by an efficient, simple, and environmental friendly procedure, which involved the use of Bacillus megatherium D01 as the reducing agent and the use of dodecanethiol as the capping ligand at 26 °C. The kinetics of gold nanoparticle formation was followed by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and UV-vis spectroscopy. It was shown that reaction time was an important parameter in controlling the morphology of gold nanoparticles. The effect of thiol on the shape, size, and dispersity of gold nanoparticles was also studied. The results showed that the presence of thiol during the biosynthesis could induce the formation of small size gold nanoparticles (<2.5 nm), hold the shape of spherical nanoparticles, and promote the monodispersity of nanoparticles. Through the modulation of reaction time and the use of thiol, monodispersed spherical gold nanoparticles capped with thiol of 1.9 ± 0.8 nm size were formed by using Bacillus megatherium D01.     

Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles using gallic acid: catalytic activity and conversion yield toward the 4-nitrophenol reduction reaction

In the present report, gallic acid was used as both a reducing and stabilizing agent to synthesize gold and silver nanoparticles. The synthesized gold and silver nanoparticles exhibited characteristic surface plasmon resonance bands at 536 and 392 nm, respectively. Nanoparticles that were approximately spherical in shape were observed in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy images. The hydrodynamic radius was determined to be 54.4 nm for gold nanoparticles and 33.7 nm for silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium. X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed that the synthesized nanoparticles possessed a face-centered cubic structure. FT-IR spectra demonstrated that the carboxylic acid functional groups of gallic acid contributed to the electrostatic binding onto the surface of the nanoparticles. Zeta potential values of ?41.98 mV for the gold nanoparticles and ?53.47 mV for the silver nanoparticles indicated that the synthesized nanoparticles possess excellent stability. On-the-shelf stability for 4 weeks also confirmed that the synthesized nanoparticles were quite stable without significant changes in their UV–visible spectra. The synthesized nanoparticles exhibited catalytic activity toward the reduction reaction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence of sodium borohydride. The rate constant of the silver nanoparticles was higher than that of the gold nanoparticles in the catalytic reaction. Furthermore, the conversion yield (%) of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol was determined using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection at 254 nm. The silver nanoparticles exhibited an excellent conversion yield (96.7–99.9 %), suggesting that the synthesized silver nanoparticles are highly efficient catalysts for the 4-nitrophenol reduction reaction.     

The effects of microgravity on nanoparticle size distributions generated by the ultrasonic reduction of an aqueous gold-chloride solution

A solution of gold chloride was reduced using ultrasound irradiation to prepare metallic gold nanoparticles under conditions of microgravity and normal gravity at sea level. Particle size distributions were measured using TEM analysis. A mean particle diameter of 10 nm was obtained in microgravity while a mean diameter of 80 nm was obtained in the laboratory. Absorbance measurements on the reacted solution found an enhanced reduction rate in the reduction of gold chloride in microgravity compared to that in the laboratory.     

大尺寸硫醇配体保护金团簇的激发态动力学研究

纳米金团簇作为桥梁连接了金纳米粒子和单个金原子,对于揭示表面等离子激元共振和金属键的来源具有重要意义。有机配体保护的纳米金团簇为理解金纳米粒子从金属性质到非金属性质的转变提供了理想的研究对象,而处于转变区域的金团簇的激发态动力学还尚待研究。在本文中,我们总结了表现出分子性质,并且尺寸较大（大于100 个金原子）的纳米金团簇的激发态动力学,同时将其与表现出金属性质的金纳米粒子的激发态动力学进行比较。本文通过对处于转变区域的金团簇的电子和振动动力学的描述,进一步讨论了其电子结构。对大尺寸纳米金团簇激发态弛豫机理的深入理解,将有助于理解金属纳米团簇和纳米粒子的光学性质,从而进一步推动这一类功能材料的设计和应用。     

聚芳香杂环甲烯的三阶非线性光学效应与时间分辨光克尔效应

合成了一系列聚芳香杂环甲烯,包括聚吡咯甲烯和聚噻吩甲烯.采用四波混频法研究材料的共振三阶非线性光学效应(λ＝532nm),其共振二阶超分子极化率γ三阶非线性光学系数分别达到10^-30esu和10^-8esu.选择具有良好溶解性、成膜性的聚吡咯对二甲氨基苯甲烯(PPDMAB),采用飞秒时间分辨光克尔效应方法研究材料的非共振三阶非线性光学效应(λ=790nm).实验表明,翠绿亚胺碱溶液的光克尔信号仅表现一超快响应的成分,归功于π电子云扭转产生的非共振激发.PPDMAB的非共振二阶超分子极化率γ三阶非线性光学系数分别达到γ=5.78×10^-32esu和χ⁽³⁾=1.26×10^-10esu.     

Cs_2(B~1Π_u)态与基态Cs原子间的碰撞激发转移

在Cs2密度约为2×1013 cm-3的纯Cs样品池中,脉冲激光激发Cs2(X1 Σg+)至B 1Πu态,利用原子和分子荧光光谱方法研究了Cs2(B 1Πu)+Cs(6S)的碰撞激发转移过程.用736 nm激发Cs2到B 1Πu(v＜10),这时预解离不发生.由B 1Πu→X1 Σg+时间分辨跃迁信号得到B 1Πu态的辐射寿命为(35±7)ns,B1Πu态与Cs原子碰撞转移总截面为(4.0±0.5)×10-14 cm2.用705 nm激发至B 1Πu(v＞30)态,这时发生预解离,在不同的Cs密度下,测量了I(D1),I(D2)和分子带的时间积分荧光的相对强度,得到了预解离率为(4.3±1.7)×105 s-1(对预解离到6P3/2)和(4.7±1.9)×106 s-1(对预解离至6P1/2);碰撞转移截面为(0.45±0.18)×10-14 cm2(对转移到6 P1/2)和(4.3±1.7)×10-14 cm2(对转移到6P3/2).结果表明,如果B 1Πu(v)是束缚的,6P原子由碰撞转移产生;如果B 1Πu(v)是预解离的,则6P原子由预解离和碰撞转移产生.     

Large and anisotropic third-order nonlinear optical response from anisotropy-controlled metallic nanocomposites

High-energy metallic ions were implanted in silica matrices, obtaining spherical-like metallic nanoparticles (NPs) after a proper thermal treatment. These NPs were then deformed by irradiation with Si ions, obtaining an anisotropic metallic nanocomposite, for which its third-order nonlinear optical response was measured using a self-diffraction technique at 532 nm with 26 ps pulses. By adjusting the incident light’s polarization and the angular position of the nanocomposite, the measurements were related to the three linear independent components of its third-order susceptibility tensor, finding a large, but anisotropic, response of around 10⁻⁷ esu with respect to other isotropic metallic systems, and establishing a relationship between these components.     

Fabrication of silver nanoparticles ring templated by plasmid DNA

Silver nanoparticles ring was successfully fabricated by electrostatic assembling 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) capped silver nanoparticles on predefined extended circular plasmid pBR322 DNA. The silver nanoparticles ring which was about 1.5 μm in length, and about 2.2 nm in height can be obtained by adjusting the reaction time. The normal Raman scattering spectra reveal that the 4-ATP has contacted with the silver nanoparticles by forming a strong Ag-S bond. The AFM data show that the assembly of 4-ATP capped silver nanoparticles on DNA is ordered.     

Tunable variation of optical properties of polymer capped gold nanoparticles

Optical properties of polymer capped gold nanoparticles of various sizes (diameter 3–6 nm) have been studied. We present a new scheme to extract size dependent variation of total dielectric function of gold nanoparticles from measured UV-Vis absorption data. The new scheme can also be used, in principle, for other related systems as well. We show how quantum effect, surface atomic co-ordination and polymer-nanoparticle interface morphology leads to a systematic variation in interband part of the dielectric function of gold nanoparticles, obtained from the analysis using our new scheme. Careful analysis enables identification of the possible changes to the electronic band structure in such nanoparticles.