Trimeric metallo-phthalocyanines with good performances for nanosecond optical limiting in solution

Optical limiting (OL) performances of two trimeric metallo-phthalocyanines namely, 2,4,6-tris[2-oxa-9,10,16,17,23,24-hexa(hexylthio) phthalocyaninato M(II)]-s-triazine (M = Zn for compound ZnPc and Cu for compound CuPc) were investigated by using the Z-scan technique. The measurements were performed using collimated 4 ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm wavelength. OL parameters of the ratio of the excited state to ground state absorption cross-sections κ, the effective non-linear absorption coefficient β_eff, the linear absorption coefficient α₀, limiting threshold F_th and the saturation density or energy density F_sat values were determined for the investigated compounds. The results indicated that both compounds exhibited good OL performances. ZnPc shows slightly better OL parameters than that of CuPc.     

Optical limiting properties of trimeric metallo-phthalocyanines/polymer composite films

The nonlinear absorption and optical limiting properties of two trimeric metallo-phthalocyanines namely, 2,4,6-tris[2-oxa-9,10,16,17,23,24-hexa(hexylthio) phthalocyaninato M(II)]-s-triazine (M=Zn for compound ZnPc and Cu for compound CuPc) doped polyvinyl chloride (PVC) thin film in the nanosecond regime were investigated by using the open-aperture Z-scan technique. The measurements were performed using 4 ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm wavelength. OL parameters of the ratio of the excited state to ground state absorption cross-sections κ, the effective nonlinear absorption coefficient β_eff, the linear absorption coefficient α₀ and the saturation density or energy density F_sat values were determined. The results show that MPc/PVC composite displays much larger nonlinear absorption coefficient and lower saturable fluence for optical limiting when compared to the same Pc molecules in solution. The results indicated that both compounds exhibited good OL performances. ZnPc shows slightly better OL parameters than that of CuPc.     

Optical limiting properties of zinc phthalocyanines in solution and solid PMMA composite films

The nonlinear absorption and optical limiting (OL) performance of tetra- and octasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine complexes were described in solution and in the solid state using the open-aperture Z-scan technique. The measurements were performed using collimated 4 ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm wavelength. The polymeric films exhibit a much larger effective nonlinear absorption coefficient in comparison with solution. However, the parameters of the ratio of the excited to ground state absorption cross section and energy-dependent saturation in solution are much better compared to properties in the polymeric film. In terms of the ratio of the excited to ground state absorption cross section, the peripherally substituted complexes show better OL performance than the non-peripherally substituted derivative.     

Nonlinear absorption of CS2 at the wavelength of 400 nm with femtosecond pulses

Nonlinear absorption of carbon disulfide (CS₂) was investigated by Z-scan technique and time-resolved pump-probe technique with femtosecond pulses at 400 nm wavelength. By the two techniques, we confirmed that the nonlinear absorption of CS₂ arise from a combination of two-photon absorption (TPA) and the excited state absorption induced by TPA under the incident laser pulses with 400 nm wavelength. The coefficient of TPA, the absorption cross-section of low excited state and lifetime of low excited state were obtained by theoretical fitting the experimental results. The results indicated that the CS₂ has good optical limiting capability at 400 nm wavelength.     

Optical Nonlinearity of Emerging ZrS2 and HfS2 Semiconductors

Compatible with existing processing technology, chemical vapor deposition method is used to synthesize ZrS₂ and HfS₂ films a a large scale. The nonlinear optical properties are characterized by Z-scan measurement with femtosecond pulses at 800 nm. The results show that saturable absorption happens in ZrS₂ owing to the larger ground state absorption than the excited state absorption, while reverse saturable absorption appears in HfS₂ due to the two-photon absorption. The figure of merit values of ZrS₂ (≈4.30 ± 0.12 × 10⁻¹⁵ esu cm) and HfS₂ (≈6.0 ± 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁵ esu cm) are much larger than those of MoS₂ and graphene in ultrafast nonlinear optical performance at the wavelength of 800 nm.     

C60介质反饱和吸收动力学

采用速率方程理论研究C₆₀分子实现反饱和吸收的动力学过程,以YAG倍频调Q脉冲激光照射C₆₀甲苯溶液,实验验证了理论模拟的正确性。还分析了分子各能级对反饱和吸收的贡献以及不同激光波长和脉宽对反饱和吸收的影响。 关键词：     

A novel optical limiting coordination polymer with ladder-like framework

The optical limiting (OL) properties of a novel coordination polymer {[Et₄N][Ag₂I₃]}_n with a ladder-like framework were investigated using 532-nm nanosecond laser pulses. The coordination polymer in dimethylformamide solution exhibits better OL performance than C₆₀ in toluene. The results were discussed using a phenomenological model based on excited-state nonlinear absorption. PACS 42.70.Mp; 42.65.-k; 42.70.Hj; 36.20.Hb     

Optical limiting response by embedding copper phthalocyanine into polymer host

The multilayer film of PMMA containing mononuclear octakis(mercaptopropylisobutyl-POSS) substituted phthalocyaninato-copper (CuPc) was obtained by spin-coating on quartz substrate. The nonlinear absorption and optical limiting (OL) performance of CuPc have been described using the open-aperture Z-scan technique. The measurements were performed using collimated 4 ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm wavelength. The results indicate that CuPc/PMMA composite exhibits a much larger nonlinear absorption coefficient, a lower saturable fluence and a lower absorption cross-section ratio for optical limiting when compared to the same CuPc molecules in solution. No evidence of film fatigue or degradation was observed in the CuPc/PMMA film after numerous scans at varying laser intensity. This material is a good candidate for optical limiting applications.     

可溶性高聚物-多壁碳纳米管复合物的吸收光谱和光限幅性能研究

合成了三种可溶性高聚物嫁接的多壁碳纳米管复合物,包括聚乙烯基咔唑-多壁碳纳米管复合物(MWNTs-PVK),聚苯乙烯-多壁碳纳米管复合物(MWNTs-PSt)和聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯-多壁碳纳米管复合物(MWNTs-PMMA)。合成样品的TEM图显示出高聚物成功地包裹在碳纳米管外。样品的氯仿溶液UV-Vis 吸收谱显示,复合物的紫外区与纯的多壁碳纳米管不同,有一些复杂的特征吸收峰,反映了高聚物与碳纳米管共价连接的作用。利用Z扫描技术通过527 nm的纳秒激光脉冲激发研究了这三种复合物的非线性光学性质和光限幅性能。这三种复合物的氯仿溶液的光限幅性能很相似,并且优于纯多壁碳纳米管氯仿悬浮液和C60甲苯溶液。为解释观察到的结果,研究了样品的非线性折射,非线性吸收和非线性散射机制。结果显示,非线性吸收是引起样品光限幅的主要机制。     

金属纳米团簇复合薄膜Au/BaTiO3与Fe/BaTiO3的PLD制备及其光吸收特征

用脉冲激光沉积技术制备了掺杂纳米金属颗粒Au或Fe的BaTiO₃复合薄膜.用透射电子显微镜和x射线光电子能谱表征了金属颗粒的形态和化学态.330—800nm范围的吸收谱研究表明，掺Au颗粒的BaTiO₃薄膜在580nm附近有一个明显的共振吸收峰，而掺Fe颗粒的BaTiO₃薄膜没有这样的吸收峰.用Mie散射理论对结果进行了分析. 关键词： 复合薄膜 金属颗粒 脉冲激光沉积 吸收谱     

Theoretical studies on the structures and absorption spectra of–C n R2n+1(R = H,F; n = 1, 2) substituted 5-(2-pyridyl) pyrazolate boron complexes

The molecular structures, electronic structures and absorption characters of–CH₃,–C₂H₅,–CF₃,–C₂F₅ substituted 5-(2-pyridyl) pyrazolate boron complexes were presented by density functional theory (DFT). The ground state structures of the title complexes were optimised at B3LYP/6-31G* level. In addition, a time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method is applied to investigate the properties of absorption spectra and electronic transition mechanism which were based on the ground state geometries. The results show that the chemical bond formed between nitrogen in the pyridyl ring and boron can be attributed to coordination effect. The boron centre has a typical tetrahedral geometry with the adjacent atoms. The calculated absorption wavelengths for–CF₃,–C₂F₅ substituted 5-(2-pyridyl) pyrazolate boron complexes are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

脉冲激光沉积Ag:BaTiO3纳米复合薄膜及其光学特性

在MgO(100)基片上利用脉冲激光沉积技术制备了掺有Ag纳米颗粒的BaTiO₃复合薄膜.通过X射线衍射对薄膜的结构进行了表征,利用透射电子显微镜对Ag纳米颗粒的尺寸、形态进行了观测,X射线光电子能谱结果表明Ag呈金属态.在410—500nm范围内观测到了Ag纳米颗粒引起的等离子振荡峰,随着后处理温度和Ag颗粒浓度的增加,吸收峰发生红移,并出现了双峰现象. 关键词： 金属纳米复合薄膜 激光沉积 光吸收     

氧化石墨烯-卟啉复合材料光限幅性能的理论研究

利用时域有限差分法数值求解速率-场强方程,研究了一系列共价连接的氧化石墨烯-卟啉复合材料在纳秒时域内的光限幅性质和双光子吸收. 计算结果表明,氧化石墨烯-卟啉复合分子与单独的卟啉分子相比展现出增强的光限幅效应,并且有着更大的双光子吸收截面.与之前得到的含重金属的卟啉分子具有更强非线性光学性质的结论不同,不含金属元素的卟啉分子与氧化石墨烯结合后展现出了更强的非线性光学性质. 理论计算的结果与实验测量符合较好. 此外,着重研究了介质的厚度和脉冲宽度对分子双光子吸收截面的影响. 结果表明,随着介质厚度的增加或者脉宽的变宽分子的动态双光子吸收截面增大.     

反式-4-甲氧基偶氮苯超快激发态性质研究

本文利用飞秒瞬态吸收光谱结合量化计算研究了反式-4-甲氧基偶氮苯的超快激发态动力学和光异构过程. 瞬态光谱中在400∽480 nm波段出现永久的正吸收,表明反式分子被激发到第二激发态后最终产生了顺式结构. 在乙醇和乙二醇溶剂环境中分别获得了三个衰减组分,时间分别为0.11、1.4、2.9 ps和0.16、1.5、7.5 ps. 快速的时间组分是源自第二激发态弛豫到第一激发态的内转换过程. 另外两个组分和第一激发态的弛豫相关:一个是经第一激发态的内转化和光异构过程,另一个是顺式结构的振动冷却过程. 基于不同溶剂环境中的动力学差别,证实了光异构路径是反转机制而不是旋转机制.     

High-Resolution Fourier-Transform Intracavity Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of D2O in the Region of the 4ν1+ν3 Band

The high-resolution absorption spectrum of the D₂O molecule was recorded with the Fourier-transform intracavity laser absorption spectrometer in the region 12 570-12 820 cm⁻¹ where the band 4ν₁+ν₃ is located. Transitions belonging to the 4ν₁+ν₃ band, and the bands 3ν₁+2ν₃ and 3ν₁+2ν₂+ν₃, of which the up states are strongly interacted with that of the 4ν₁+ν₃, were assigned in the recorded spectrum. Up state energy levels were fitted to derive effective spectroscopic parameters, which reproduce majority of the assigned transitions within the experimental accuracy.     

Optical and photophysical investigation of Meso, Proto and Hematoporphyrin(IX)dimethylester doped hybrid borate glasses

Hybrid borate glasses containing different concentrations (0.5-2.0 mg in 12 g of boric acid) of Mesoporphyrin(IX)dimethylester, Protoporphyrin(IX)dimethylester and Hematoporphyrin(IX)dimethylester were prepared by rapid melt quench technique at 230 °C. The hybrid glass samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, optical absorption, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission. The optical absorption spectrum shows red-shift in Soret band along with change in Q-band pattern. The intensity of Q-band was found to increase with increase in the concentration of porphyrin in the glass. Steady state emission spectrum shows strong S₂→S₀ emission in the range 462-495 nm and blue shift in S₁→S₀ emission. Time-resolved fluorescence emission and fluorescence excitation spectra showed that different structures of porphyrins were exist in the glass samples. The variation in the spectral behaviour in the glass was correlated with those in solution medium and possible structures of porphyrin in borate glass were explored.     

Identification of a metastable state of the VZnH2 defect in ZnO

An infrared absorption study of the Zn vacancy passivated by two hydrogen atoms (V_ZnH₂) is reported. The ground state of the defect V_ZnH₂ consists of the inequivalent O–H bonds, which are aligned parallel and perpendicular to the c-axis, respectively. A metastable state of the defect was detected with two equivalent O–H bonds oriented perpendicular to the c-axis (V_ZnH₂^?). V_ZnH₂^? has two local vibration modes at 3329.0 and 3348.4 cm⁻¹ which are the antisymmetric and symmetric combinations of the two O–H stretch modes. The metastable state of the defect is 75±9 meV above the ground state of V_ZnH₂. An activation energy of 0.96±0.12 eV for the transition from metastable to the ground state was determined.     

Absorption of massless scalar wave from Schwarzschild black hole surrounded by quintessence

By using the partial wave method, we investigate the absorption of massless scalar wave from Schwarzschild black hole surrounded by the quintessence. We obtained the expression of absorption cross section
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Then we numerically carry out the absorption cross section and we find that the larger angular momentum quantum number l is, the smaller the corresponding maximum value of partial absorption cross section is, and that the total absorption cross section tends to geometric-optical limit σ_abs^hf≈ π b_c². We also find that higher value of ω_q (state parameter of the quintessence) corresponds the higher value of absorption cross section σ_abs.     

Europium Oxychloride Absorption Spectroscopy as an Optical Probe of Temperature

The temperature dependence of the features which arise from the ⁷F_0,1 → ⁵D₃ absorption transitions in EuOCl as seen by diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy has been investigated. The transitions shift linearly to higher energy with increasing temperature. The ratio of the intensities of the transitions arising from the ⁷F₀ state to those arising from the ⁷F₁ state also appears to be a linear function of temperature.     

Absorption Spectrum from Europium Ions in Europium Oxychloride,EuOCl

We have recorded part of the UV-visible region of the electronic spectrum of EuOCl at both 292 and 77 K by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Illumination of the sample and collection of the reflected light was accomplished through the use of an all-quartz fiberoptic probe. Several absorption maxima were observed which result from transitions from the ⁷F₀ ground state and ⁷F₁ excited state to the ⁵D₄ ⁵G_2,4,6 ⁵L₆, and ⁵D₃ excited states of the Eu³⁺ ion.