The effects of liquid environments on the optical properties of linear carbon chains prepared by laser ablation generated plasmas

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 272, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-81

  Forte, G ^a   D'Urso, L ^a   Fazio, E ^b   Patane S ^b   Neri, F ^b   Puglisi, O ^a   Compagnini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DFT; Laser ablation; Polyynes; Solvent polarity; Z scan analysis

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; CARBON; CHAINS; LASER ABLATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLVENTS; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

CARBON-CHAIN LENGTH; LASER GENERATED PLASMAS; NANOSECOND PULSED LASER; NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; OPTICAL LIMITING PROPERTIES; POLYYNES; SOLVENT POLARITY; Z-SCAN ANALYSIS;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 84876019528     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.03.156     Document Type: Conference Paper

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