Contribution of the two-photon absorption to the third order nonlinearity of au nanoparticles embedded in TiO2 films and in ethanol suspension

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 10108-10113

  Trejo Valdez, M ^a   Torres Martinez R ^b   Perea Lopez N ^c   Santiago Jacinto, P ^d   Torres Torres, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; DIP COATING TECHNIQUES; ELECTRONIC POLARIZATION; HRTEM MICROSCOPY; KERR RESPONSE; NONLINEAR ABSORPTIONS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PHOTO-REDUCTION; REFRACTIVE NON-LINEARITY; SELF-DIFFRACTION; SOL GEL SOLUTIONS; THIRD-ORDER NON-LINEARITY; TIO; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS;

ABSORPTION; ETHANOL; GELS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS; NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES;

GOLD;

EID: 77953190473     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp101050p     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Gonella, F. and Mazzoldi. Handbook of nanostructured materials and nanotechnology; Academic Press: San Diego, CA, 2000; Vol. 4 (Optical properties), Chapter 2 (Metal Nanoclusters Composite Glasses).
2. Rigneault, H., Lourtiouz, J.-M., Delalande, C., and Leven, A. Nanophotonics ISTE Ltd.: Newport Beach, CA, 2006; Chapter 5 (Nonlinear Optics in Nano- and Microstructures).
3. 2 Particles J. Phys. Chem. B 2001, 105, 3441-3452
4. Nasu, H.; Tanaka, A.; Kamada, K.; Hashimoto, T. Influence of matrix on third order nonlinearity for semiconductor nancrystals embedded in glass thin films prepared by Rf-sputtering J. Non-Cryst. Solids 2005, 351, 893-899
5. Hache, F.; Ricard, D.; Flytzanis, C.; Kreibig, U. The optical Kerr effect in small metal particles and metal colloids: the case of gold Appl. Phys. A: Mater. Sci. Process. 1988, 47, 347-357
6. Rangel-Rojo, R.; Yamada, S.; Matsuda, H.; Kasai, H.; Nakanishi, H.; Kar, A. K.; Wherrett, B. S. Spectrally resolved third-order nonlinearities in polydiacetylene microcrystals: influence of particle size J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 1998, 15 (12) 2937-2945
7. Lamarre, J.-M.; Billard, F.; Martinu, L. Local field calculations of the anisotropic nonlinear absorption coefficient of aligned gold nanorods embedded in silica J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 2008, 25 (6) 961-971
8. López-Suárez, A.; Torres-Torres, C.; Rangel-Rojo, R.; Reyes-Esqueda, J. A.; Santana, G.; Alonso, J. C.; Ortíz, A.; Oliver, A. Modification of the nonlinear optical absorption and optical Kerr response exhibited by nc-Si embedded in a silicon nitride film Opt. Express 2009, 17 (12) 10056-10068
9. Wang, G.; Zhang, Y.; Cui, Y.; Duan, M.; Liu, M. Study on the non-linear refraction of silver nanoparticles with aggregation effect Opt. Commun. 2005, 249, 311-317 (Pubitemid 40497459)
10. Richardson, H.; Hickman, Z. N.; Govorov, A. O.; Thomas, A. C.; Zhang, W.; Kordesch, M. E. Thermooptical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles Embedded in Ice: Characterization of Heat Generation and Melting Nano Lett. 2006, 6 (4) 783-788
11. 3 thin films Chem. Phys. Lett. 2003, 370, 1-6
12. Ganeev, R. A.; Ryasnyanski, A. I.; Stepanov, A. L.; Marques, C.; da Silva, R. C.; Alves, E. Application of RZ scan technique for investigation of nonlinear refraction of sapphire doped with Ag, Cu, and Au nanoparticles Opt. Commun. 2005, 253, 205-213
13. 2 thin films Thin Solid Films 2009, 517 (19) 5601-5604
14. 2 composite films measured on a femtosecond time scale Appl. Phys. Lett. 1998, 72, 1817
15. 2 granular composite with high percolation threshold Phys. Status Solidi A 2008, 205 (2) 345-349
16. 2 composite nanoparticle films Phys. B, Condensed Matter 2005, 357, 334-339
17. 2 Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2000, 21 (1) 26-28
18. 2 Composite Films with Ultrafast Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties Chin. Phys. Lett. 2008, 25 (11) 4135-4138
19. 2 composite films Appl. Phys. Lett. 2003, 306, 348-352
20. 2 Nanocomposite Solar Cells Nano Lett. 2002, 2 (5) 507-511
21. 2 Films Chin. Phys. Lett. 2008, 25 (11) 4171-4173
22. Torres-Torres, C.; Khomenko, A. V.; Cheang-Wong, J. C.; Rodríguez-Fernández, L.; Crespo-Sosa, A.; Oliver, A. Absorptive and refractive nonlinearities by four-wave mixing for Au nanoparticles in ion-implanted silica Opt. Express 2007, 15, 9248-9253
23. Torres-Torres, C.; Reyes-Esqueda, J. A.; Cheang-Wong, J. C.; Crespo-Sosa, A.; Rodríguez-Fernández, L.; Oliver, A. Optical third order nonlinearity by nanosecond and picosecond pulses in Cu nanoparticles in ion-implanted silica J. Appl. Phys. 2008, 104 014306
24. Boyd, R. W. Nonlinear Optics; Academic Press: San Diego, CA, 1992.
25. Torres-Torres, C.; Trejo-Valdez, M.; Sobral, H.; Santiago, P.; Reyes-Esqueda, J. A. Stimulated emission and optical third order nonlinearity in Li-doped nanorods J. Phys. Chem. C 2009, 113, 13515-13521
26. Rodríguez-Iglesias, V.; Silva-Pereyra, H. G.; Torres-Torres, C.; Reyes-Esqueda, J. A.; Cheang-Wong, J. C.; Crespo-Sosa, A.; Rodríguez- Fernández, L.; López-Suárez, A.; Oliver, A. Large and anisotropic third-order nonlinear optical response from anisotropy-controlled metallic nanocomposites Opt. Commun. 2009, 282, 4157-4161
27. Reyes-Esqueda, J. A.; Rodríguez-Iglesias, V.; Silva-Pereyra, H.-G.; Torres-Torres, C.; Santiago-Ramírez, A.-L.; Cheang-Wong, J. C.; Crespo-Sosa, A.; Rodríguez-Fernández, L.; López- Suárez, A.; Oliver, A. Anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical properties from anisotropy-controlled metallic nanocomposites Opt. Express 2009, 17, 12849-12868
28. Rangel-Rojo, R.; McCarthy, J.; Bookey, H. T.; Kar, A. K.; Rodriguez-Fernandez, L.; Cheang-Wong, J. C.; Crespo-Sosa, A.; Lopez-Suarez, A.; Oliver, A.; Rodriguez-Iglesias, V.; Silva-Pereyra, H. G. Anisotropy in the nonlinear absorption of elongated silver nanoparticles in silica, probed by femtosecond pulses Opt. Commun. 2009, 282 (9) 1909-1912
29. Sasai, J.; Hirac, K. Crystalization effect on nonlinear optical response of silicate glass and glass-ceramics containing gold nanoparticles J. Non-Cryst. Solids 2001, 290, 49-56 (Pubitemid 32771133)
30. Hnin, Y.; Yu, K.; Minoru, M.; Akihiko, K.; Shigehito, D. The dispersion of Au nanoparticles in SiO2/TiO2 layered films by the liquid phase deposition (LPD) method Thin Solid Films 2005, 491, 86-90
31. Yuwono, A. H.; Liu, B.; Xue, J.; Wang, J.; Elim, H. I.; Ji, W.; Lic, Y.; White, T. J. Controlling the crystallinity and nonlinear optical properties of transparent TiO2-PMMA nanohybrids J. Mater. Chem. 2004, 14, 2978-2987
32. Harada, M.; Okamoto, K.; Terazima, M. Diffusion of gold ions and gold particles during photoreduction processes probed by the transient grating method J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2009, 332, 373-381
33. Iliopoulos, K.; Kalogerakis, G.; Vernardou, D.; Katsarakis, N.; Koudoumas, E.; Couris, S. Nonlinear optical response of titanium oxide nanostructured thin films Thin Solid Films 2009, 518 (4) 1174-1176
34. 2 film with embedded Au nanoparticles. Opt. Express, 2010, to be submitted.