Tunable amplified spontaneous emission in graphene quantum dots doped cholesteric liquid crystals. (23rd May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cao, Mingxuan; Yang, Siwei; Zhang, Yating; Song, Xiaoxian; Che, Yongli; Zhang, Haiting; Yu, Yu; Ding, Guqiao; Zhang, Guizhong; Yao, Jianquan
• Is Part Of: Nanotechnology. Volume 28:Number 24(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-05-23
• Subjects: liquid crystal -- graphene quantum dot -- amplified spontaneous emission; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology; Publications périodiques; Nanotechnologies; Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa67ca
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0957-4484

Abstract

Abstract: Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have received much research attention, because of their useful structure and optical absorption/emission. We report the tunable amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in GQD-doped cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC), which to the best of our knowledge has not been previously observed. The GQDs are uniformly dispersed with a weight ratio of 0.5 wt.% in CLC. Under optical excitation, typical ASE is triggered in the system at pump energies greater than 1.25 mJ cm −2 . The emission peak at the long wavelength edge of the photonic bandgap shifts from 662 to 669 nm, as the working temperature is increased from 50 to 90 °C. The preparation of the combined GQDs and CLC is simple and low-cost, and the resulting material is photostable and non-toxic. Combining the GQD gain material with the self-assembled CLC resonator has potential in the fabrication of ASE source and laser devices.