Spectrally broadened excitonic absorption and enhanced optical nonlinearities in Dy3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles
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01/01/2011
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We have synthesized Dy3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles at room temperature through the sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction and Scanning electron microscopic studies confirm the crystalline nature of the particles. Excitonic absorption of ZnO shows three different bands, and we observe that incorporation of Dy3+ results in the shifting and broadening of the n=1 absorption band of ZnO. Photoluminescence studies done at the excitation wavelength of 335 nm show broad emission containing five different bands. Open-aperture z-scan studies done at 532 nm using 5 ns laser pulses show an optical limiting behavior, which numerically fits to a three-photon type absorption process. The nonlinearity is essentially resonant, as it is found to increase consistently with Dy3+ concentration. This feature makes Dy3+-doped ZnO a flexible optical limiter for potential device applications. |
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http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/35544/1/Optical.pdf Karthikeyan, B and Sandeep, Suchand CS and Pandiyarajan, T and Venkatesan, P and Philip, Reji (2011) Spectrally broadened excitonic absorption and enhanced optical nonlinearities in Dy3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles. In: Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 102 (1). pp. 115-120. |
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Springer |
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/4l74147215762282/ http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/35544/ |
Palavras-Chave | #Materials Research Centre |
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Journal Article PeerReviewed |