Third-order optical nonlinearities in thin films of CdS nanocrystals

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2001

Authors

Rakovich, YP (Author) Other; Artemyev, MV (Author) Other; Rolo, AG (Author) Other; Vasilevskiy, MI (Author) Other; Gomes, MJM (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research

Vol. 224

Pages: 319-324

ISSN: 0370-1972

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-000-WAP

DOI: 10.1002/1521-3951(200103)224:1<319::aid-pssb319>3.0.co;2-o

Abstract (EN): The non-resonant nonlinear optical properties of CdS nanocrystals (NCs) embedded in silica (i) and forming matrix-free (MF) almost close-packed films (ii) were studied using the Z-scan technique. Among the group (i), samples containing NCs covered with a HgS and CuS shell were investigated. The highest value of the nonlinear refractive index n(2) = 1.85 x 10(-6) cm(2)/W was measured for the MF films. This number exceeds by far the value typical for bulk CdS and cannot be explained in terms of thermally induced nonlinearity. Strong enhancement of local fluctuations of the electro-magnetic field in MF films where NCs form aggregatzs or clusters is suggested to explain this result. Within the group (ii), an enhancement of the nonlinearity was observed under pulsed irradiation for both CdS/HgS and CdS/CuS nanoparticles. compared to CdS NCs without a shell.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6