Carbon dots decorated graphene oxide nanosheets prepared by a novel technique with enhanced nonlinear optical properties
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Abstract
We report a novel technique to synthesize fluorescent carbon dots decorated graphene oxide (CDs-GO) sheets by microwave irradiation using citric acid as the precursor and ethylenediamine as the passivation agent. The samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ultra violet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). Fluorescence studies reveal strong excitation wavelength dependent fluorescence behaviour for these nanocomposites dispersed in water. Third order nonlinear optical properties of these composites are studied using Z scan technique with Q-switched nanosecond pulsed Nd: YAG laser and the measured highest nonlinear optical susceptibility is 4.624x10-10esu. The optical limiting studies of these nanocomposites yield a lower limiting threshold of 104MW/cm2 enabling them as a strong candidate for optical limiting applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications · Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies · Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
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Affiliations
International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology , Cochin 682022, India
Funding
University Grants Commission · Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment
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