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Nonlinear Optical Properties of Plasmon–Exciton Nanostructures Based on PbS Quantum Dots and Gold Nanorods in the Field of Nanosecond Laser Pulses
We present the results of our study of nonlinear optical response observed in plasmon–exciton nanostructures based on PbS quantum dots passivated with thioglycolic acid and gold nanorods under the influence of...
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Enhancement of Nonlinear Absorption of Nanosecond Laser Pulses in Mixtures of Ag2S Quantum Dots and Silver Nanoparticles
The Z-scan method is used to analyze the nonlinear optical response in mixtures of colloidal Ag2S quantum dots with a diameter of 2.5 nm, passivated with thioglycolic acid, and spherical silver nanoparticles with...
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Luminescence of Thioglycolic Acid-Passivated PbS Quantum Dots in the Presence of Potassium Iodide
In this paper, we discuss general trends in the IR luminescence of colloidal PbS quantum dots 3 nm in average size, capped with thioglycolic acid molecules (PbS/TGA QDs). Treatment of the PbS/TGA QDs with a KI...
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Luminescence Transformation Mechanisms of Indocyanine Green Dye in the Presence of Gold Nanorods
Spectral-luminescent manifestations of the plasmon-exciton interaction between gold nanorods (Au NRs) with average length and diameter of 35 ± 5 nm and 9 ± 2 nm, passivated by molecules of cetyltrimethylammoni...
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Nonlinear Optical Properties of Rose Bengal Dye in the Near Field of Silver Nanoparticles
We discuss empirical regularities demonstrating the phenomenon of plasmon–exciton interaction in mixtures of Rose Bengal (RB) dye and spherical and pyramidal silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs and Ag NTs). We use th...
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Picosecond Dynamics Features of Electronic Excitations in Gold Nanorods
We study the electronic excitation dynamics in ensembles of plasmonic gold nanorods (Au NRs), in view of the femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, and compare the results with the excitation dynamics ...
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Luminescence of Ag2S/SiO2 Colloidal Quantum Dots Decorated with Small Au Nanoparticles
A tenfold increase in the quantum yield of defect luminescence in the region of 750 nm with a simultaneous increase in its decay time from 4 to 200 ns, due to decoration of surface of quantum dots (QDs) Ag2S/SiO2
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Nonlinear Optical Properties of Colloidal PbS and Ag2S Quantum Dots Passivated with 2-Mercaptopropionic Acid
A Z-scan study is performed of the nonlinear optical response of hydrophilic colloidal PbS and Ag2S quantum dots with average sizes of 2.2 and 2.9 nm, respectively, passivated with 2-mercaptopropionic acid (2-MPA...
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Transformation of Trap States during the Formation of Luminescent Core/Shell Nanostructures Based on Ag2S Quantum Dots
Results are presented from studying regularities of photoprocesses that determine the luminescence of colloidal Ag2S quantum dots during the formation of SiO2 shells. It is found that shell formation is accompani...
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Formation of Plasmon–Exciton Nanostructures upon Decorating Ag2S/SiO2 Quantum Dots with Au Nanoparticles
The formation of plexcitonic nanostructures upon decorating the surface of Ag2S/SiO2 quantum dots with small Au nanoparticles (around 2.0 ± 0.5 nm) is confirmed spectroscopically. It is established via IR spectro...
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Transient Absorption Dynamics and Nonlinear Optical Response in Colloidal Ag2S Quantum Dots
The mechanism of the nonlinear optical response of colloidal solutions of Ag2S quantum dots passivated with thioglycolic acid molecules is considered. Appearance of nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction i...
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Influence of Laser-Induced Destruction on Nonlinear-Optical Properties of Core/Shell Au/SiO2 Nanorods
Mechanisms of nonlinear-optical response of an ensemble of gold nanorods covered by a shell of silicon dioxide (Au/SiO2 NRs) are analyzed. Dependences characteristic of nonlinear absorption and negative dynamic l...
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Luminescent Properties of Colloidal Ag2S Quantum Dots for Photocatalytic Applications
The structural and optical properties of colloidal Ag2S quantum dots in different environments are studied. With the help of transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and X-ray Energy-Dispersi...
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SPECTRAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE FORMATION OF Au/SiO2 CORE/SHELL NANOPARTICLES
A technique for forming Au/SiO2 core/shell nanoparticles is developed. A long-wavelength shift of the extinction spectrum peak from 520 nm to 538 nm with increasing SiO2 shell thickness from a monolayer to 10 nm ...
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Luminescence Quantum Yield and Recombination Constants in Colloidal Core/Shell Ag2S/ZnS and Ag2S/SiO2 Quantum Dots
The luminescence properties of colloidal Ag2S quantum dots (QDs) with ZnS or SiO2 shells coated with thioglycolic or 2-mercaptopropionic acids are comparatively analyzed. It is demonstrated that the quantum yield...
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Nonlinear Refraction in Colloidal Silver Sulfide Quantum Dots
We analyze the features of nonlinear refraction in colloidal solutions containing Ag2S quantum dots capped with thioglycolic acid (Ag2S/TGA) or L-cysteine (Ag2S/L-Cys), with the quantum-dot (QD) sizes ranging fro...
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IR Luminescence of Polyfunctional Associates of Indocyanine Green and Ag2S Quantum Dots
In this work, manifestations of IR luminescence sensitization of Indocyanine Green during conjugation with colloidal Ag2S quantum dots with an average size of 2.2 and 3.7 nm, passivated with thioglycolic acid mol...
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Synthesis and Luminescent Properties of 3-Acyl-6,8,8,9-tetramethyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-g]hydroquinolin-2-ones
A series of 3-R-6,8,8,9-tetramethyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-g]quinolin-2-ones was obtained by condensation of 7-hydroxy-1,2,2,4-tetramethylhydroquinoline-6-carbaldehydes with aroylacetic acid esters. The dependence of the ...
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Third and fifth harmonics generation in air and nanoparticle-containing plasmas using 150-kHz fiber laser
High-pulse repetition rate lasers allow significant enhancement in the average power of the low-order harmonics generation in isotropic media. We report on the third (343-nm) and fifth (206-nm) harmonics gener...
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Nonlinear Refraction in Colloidal Ag2S Quantum Dots
Features of nonlinear refraction formation in colloidal solutions containing Ag2S quantum dots passivated with thioglycolic acid (Ag2S/TGA QDs) with a concentration of 0.1% and an average size of 2.0 nm are consi...