Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses
The development of graphene-based materials for optical limiting functionality is an active field of research. Optical limiting for femtosecond laser pulses in the infrared-B (IR-B) (1.4–3 μm) spectral domain has been investigated to a lesser extent than that for nanosecond, picosecond and femtoseco...
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| author | Adrian Petris Ileana Cristina Vasiliu Petronela Gheorghe Ana Maria Iordache Laura Ionel Laurentiu Rusen Stefan Iordache Mihai Elisa Roxana Trusca Dumitru Ulieru Samaneh Etemadi Rune Wendelbo Juan Yang Knut Thorshaug |
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| description | The development of graphene-based materials for optical limiting functionality is an active field of research. Optical limiting for femtosecond laser pulses in the infrared-B (IR-B) (1.4–3 μm) spectral domain has been investigated to a lesser extent than that for nanosecond, picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths up to 1.1 μm. Novel nonlinear optical materials, glassy graphene oxide (GO)-based silico-phosphate composites, were prepared, for the first time to our knowledge, by a convenient and low cost sol-gel method, as described in the paper, using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> and GO/reduced GO (rGO) as precursors. The characterisation of the GO/rGO silico-phosphate composite films was performed by spectroscopy (Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet–Visible-Near Infrared (UV-VIS-NIR) and Raman) and microscopy (atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)) techniques. H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> was found to reduce the rGO dispersed in the precursor’s solution with the formation of vertically agglomerated rGO sheets, uniformly distributed on the substrate surface. The capability of these novel graphene oxide-based materials for the optical limiting of femtosecond laser pulses at 1550 nm wavelength was demonstrated by intensity-scan experiments. The GO or rGO presence in the film, their concentrations, the composite films glassy matrix, and the film substrate influence the optical limiting performance of these novel materials and are discussed accordingly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63ddb03971a7428fbae5a0e09a2537a32023-11-20T10:46:49ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912020-08-01109163810.3390/nano10091638Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser PulsesAdrian Petris0Ileana Cristina Vasiliu1Petronela Gheorghe2Ana Maria Iordache3Laura Ionel4Laurentiu Rusen5Stefan Iordache6Mihai Elisa7Roxana Trusca8Dumitru Ulieru9Samaneh Etemadi10Rune Wendelbo11Juan Yang12Knut Thorshaug13National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, INFLPR, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational R&D Institute of Optoelectronics-INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, INFLPR, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational R&D Institute of Optoelectronics-INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, INFLPR, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, INFLPR, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational R&D Institute of Optoelectronics-INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaNational R&D Institute of Optoelectronics-INOE2000, 409 Atomistilor Street, Magurele, 077125 Ilfov, RomaniaDepartment of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 313 Independentei Street, 060042 Bucharest, RomaniaSitex 45 SRL, 126 A Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Voluntari, RomaniaAbalonyx AS, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, NorwayAbalonyx AS, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Materials and Nanotechnology, SINTEF AS, Forskningsveien 1, 0343 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Materials and Nanotechnology, SINTEF AS, Forskningsveien 1, 0343 Oslo, NorwayThe development of graphene-based materials for optical limiting functionality is an active field of research. Optical limiting for femtosecond laser pulses in the infrared-B (IR-B) (1.4–3 μm) spectral domain has been investigated to a lesser extent than that for nanosecond, picosecond and femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths up to 1.1 μm. Novel nonlinear optical materials, glassy graphene oxide (GO)-based silico-phosphate composites, were prepared, for the first time to our knowledge, by a convenient and low cost sol-gel method, as described in the paper, using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> and GO/reduced GO (rGO) as precursors. The characterisation of the GO/rGO silico-phosphate composite films was performed by spectroscopy (Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet–Visible-Near Infrared (UV-VIS-NIR) and Raman) and microscopy (atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)) techniques. H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> was found to reduce the rGO dispersed in the precursor’s solution with the formation of vertically agglomerated rGO sheets, uniformly distributed on the substrate surface. The capability of these novel graphene oxide-based materials for the optical limiting of femtosecond laser pulses at 1550 nm wavelength was demonstrated by intensity-scan experiments. The GO or rGO presence in the film, their concentrations, the composite films glassy matrix, and the film substrate influence the optical limiting performance of these novel materials and are discussed accordingly.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/9/1638graphene oxidesol-gelsilico-phosphate composite filmsoptical limiting functionalityultrashort laser pulses |
| spellingShingle | Adrian Petris Ileana Cristina Vasiliu Petronela Gheorghe Ana Maria Iordache Laura Ionel Laurentiu Rusen Stefan Iordache Mihai Elisa Roxana Trusca Dumitru Ulieru Samaneh Etemadi Rune Wendelbo Juan Yang Knut Thorshaug Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses Nanomaterials graphene oxide sol-gel silico-phosphate composite films optical limiting functionality ultrashort laser pulses |
| title | Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses |
| title_full | Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses |
| title_fullStr | Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses |
| title_short | Graphene Oxide-Based Silico-Phosphate Composite Films for Optical Limiting of Ultrashort Near-Infrared Laser Pulses |
| title_sort | graphene oxide based silico phosphate composite films for optical limiting of ultrashort near infrared laser pulses |
| topic | graphene oxide sol-gel silico-phosphate composite films optical limiting functionality ultrashort laser pulses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/10/9/1638 |
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