Aspect ratio-related three-photon absorption and mechanism of α-FeOOH nanorods in the near-infrared. (24th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Baohua; Wang, Fangfang; Wang, Chong; Cao, Yawan; Guo, Lijun; Zhang, Jiayu; Gu, Yuzong
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Volume 28:Number 28(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-05-24
• Subjects: nanorod -- three-photon absorption -- photo-induced dipole moment -- intrinsic dipole moment; Condensed matter -- Periodicals; Matière condensée -- Périodiques; Vaste stoffen; Vloeistoffen; Natuurkunde; Electronic journals; Computer network resources; 530.4105
• DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/28/285801
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0953-8984

Abstract

Abstract: Tuning a semiconductor nanomaterial with large three-photon absorption (3PA) cross section in the near infrared and investigating the relationship between the nanostructure and nonlinear optical properties is a challenging topic, which is of significance in potential applications. Here, we report the aspect ratio-related 3PA response of α -FeOOH nanorods (NRs) in the near infrared. Large 3PA cross section at room temperature is achieved as high as ~10 −77 cm 6 s 2 photon −2 when the distribution of photo-induced and intrinsic surface polarization charges of excitons to both ends of NRs is tuned through the aspect ratio, yielding total enhancement more than three times larger than that of NRs with 12.1 nm diameter.