Synthesis and enhanced third-order nonlinear optical effect of ZnSe/graphene composites

Cong Chen; Baohua Zhu; Xin Zhang; Yage Gao; Guixia Wang; Yuzong Gu

doi:10.1063/1.5027523

AIP Advances (Jun 2018)

Synthesis and enhanced third-order nonlinear optical effect of ZnSe/graphene composites

Cong Chen,
Baohua Zhu,
Xin Zhang,
Yage Gao,
Guixia Wang,
Yuzong Gu

Affiliations

Cong Chen: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Baohua Zhu: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Xin Zhang: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Yage Gao: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Guixia Wang: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
Yuzong Gu: Institute of Micro/Nano Photonic Materials and Applications, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027523
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. 065025 – 065025-8

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ZnSe/graphene composites are produced by chemical method, and the attachment of ZnSe nanocrystals on graphene nanosheets can be confirmed by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and UV-vis spectroscopy. The nonlinear optical properties are investigated at 532 nm by a picosecond laser Z-scan technique. It is found that the interaction between ZnSe and graphene enhances the optical nonlinearity of ZnSe/graphene composites than single ZnSe or graphene. The increase of ZnSe size further enhances the optical nonlinearity of ZnSe/graphene.

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ISSN: 2158-3226 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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