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Ma YX, Wang XD. Directional self-assembly of organic vertically superposed nanowires. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7706. [PMID: 39231998 PMCID: PMC11375148 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52187-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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Organic crystal-based superimposed heterostructures with inherent multichannel characteristics demonstrate superior potential for manipulating excitons/photons at the micro/nanoscale for integrated optoelectronics. However, the precise construction of organic superimposed heterostructures with fixed superimposed sites remains challenging because of the random molecular nucleation process. Here, organic vertically superimposed heterostructures (OSHs) with fixed superimposed positions are constructed via semi-wrapped core/shell heterostructures with partially exposed cores, which provide preferential nucleation sites for further molecular epitaxial growth processes. Furthermore, the relative length ratio from 21.7% to 95.3% between interlayers is accurately adjusted by regulating the exposed area of the semi-wrapped core/shell heterostructures. Significantly, these OSHs with anisotropic optical characteristics demonstrate well regulation of excitation position-dependent waveguide behaviors and can function as photonic barcodes for information encryption. This strategy provides a facile approach for controlling the nucleation sites for the controllable preparation of organic heterostructures and advanced applications for integrated optoelectronics.
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- Ying-Xin Ma
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Ruan J, Li Y, Lin J, Ren Z, Iqbal N, Guo D, Zhai T. Transferable microfiber laser arrays for high-sensitivity thermal sensing. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16976-16983. [PMID: 37830124 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03118g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Functional microfibers have attracted extensive attention due to their potential in health monitoring, radiation cooling, power management and luminescence. Among these, polymer fiber-based microlasers have plentiful applications due to their merits of full color, high quality factor and simple fabrication. However, developing a facile approach to fabricate stable microfiber lasing devices for high-sensitivity thermal sensing is still challenging. In this research, we propose a design of a stable and transferable membrane inlaid with whispering-gallery-mode plasmon hybrid microlaser arrays for thermal sensing. By integrating plasmonic gold nanorods with polymer lasing microfiber arrays that are embedded in the polydimethylsiloxane matrix, whispering-gallery-mode lasing arrays with high quality are achieved. Based on the thermo-optical effect of the membrane, a tuning range of 1.462 nm for the lasing peak shift under temperature variation from 30.6 °C to 38.7 °C is obtained. The ultimate thermal sensing sensitivity can reach up to 0.181 nm °C-1 and the limit of detection is 0.131 °C, with a high figure of merit of 2.961 °C-1. Moreover, a stable laser linewidth can be maintained within the tuning range due to plasmon-improved photon confinement and PDMS-reduced scattering loss. This work is expected to provide a facile approach for the fabrication of high-sensitivity on-chip thermometry devices.
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- Jun Ruan
- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Berestennikov A, Kiriushechkina S, Vakulenko A, Pushkarev AP, Khanikaev AB, Makarov SV. Perovskite Microlaser Integration with Metasurface Supporting Topological Waveguiding. ACS NANO 2023; 17:4445-4452. [PMID: 36848179 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Halide perovskite nano- and microlasers have become a very convenient tool for many applications from sensing to reconfigurable optical chips. Indeed, they exhibit outstanding emission robustness to crystalline defects due to so-called "defect tolerance" allowing for their simple chemical synthesis and further integration with various photonic designs. Here we demonstrate that such robust microlasers can be combined with another class of resilient photonic components, namely, with topological metasurfaces supporting topological guided boundary modes. We show that this approach allows to outcouple and deliver the generated coherent light over tens of microns despite the presence of defects of different nature in the structure: sharp corners in the waveguide, random location of the microlaser, and defects in the microlaser caused by mechanical pressure applied during its transfer to the metasurface. As a result, the developed platform provides a strategy to attain robust integrated lasing-waveguiding designs resilient to a broad range of structural imperfections, both for electrons in a laser and for pseudo-spin-polarized photons in a waveguide.
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- Alexander Berestennikov
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Grove School of Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York 10031, United States
- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 191002, Russian Federation
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Grove School of Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Grove School of Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York 10031, United States
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- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 191002, Russian Federation
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Grove School of Engineering, City College of the City University of New York, New York 10031, United States
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- School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg 191002, Russian Federation
- Qingdao Innovation and Development Center, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, People's Republic of China
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Chai J, Xie Y, Ye Y, Liu B, Jiang X, Yang R, Tan J. Plasmonic structure: toward multifunctional optical device with controllability. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:10320-10328. [PMID: 36606798 DOI: 10.1364/ao.472948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Multifunctional plasmonic components are the foundation for achieving a flexible and versatile photonic integrated loop. A compact device that can transform between multiple different functions is presented. The proposed structure consists of a resonator with a rotatable oval core coupled with three waveguides. The temporal coupled-mode theory and finite-difference time-domain method reveal that embedding of the elliptical core alters the original resonance mode, and the rotation of the core can manipulate field distribution in the cavity. Specifically, two switchable operating wavelengths are obtained, and the wavelengths can be adjusted by modifying the structural parameters of the elliptical core. Ultimately, a multifunctional optical device with signal controllability can be realized through the rotation of the embedded rotor: power splitter with selectable wavelengths and splitting ratios; bandpass filter with controllable output ports, wavelengths, and transmissions; demultiplexer with tunable output ports and transmissions; and switch with variable output ports, wavelengths, and transmissions. The fabrication tolerance of the device is investigated, considering waveguide width and coupling distance. This multifunctional plasmonic device is of great significance for the design and implementation of optical networks-on-chips.
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Shi Y, Lv Q, Tao Y, Ma Y, Wang X. Design and Growth of Branched Organic Crystals: Recent Advances and Future Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208768. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ying‐Li Shi
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University of Technology Zibo Shandong 255000 P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu 215123 P. R. China
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Shi YL, Lv Q, Tao YC, Ma YX, Wang XD. Design and Growth of Branched Organic Crystals: Recent Advances and Future Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ying-Li Shi
- The University of Hong Kong Physics The University of Hong Kong 999077 Hong Kong HONG KONG
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) CHINA
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- Shandong University of Technology School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Soochow University Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials 199 Ren'ai Rd, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123 Suzhou CHINA
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Lv Q, Wang XD. Low-dimensional organic structures with hierarchical components for advanced photonics. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:991-994. [PMID: 36546254 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Qiang Lv
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Research Center of Cooperative Innovation for Functional Organic/Polymer Material Micro/Nanofabrication, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Niu B, Shi X, Ge K, Ruan J, Xu Z, Zhang S, Guo D, Zhai T. An all-optical tunable polymer WGM laser pumped by a laser diode. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:2153-2158. [PMID: 36133452 PMCID: PMC9417825 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00025c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An all-optical tunable whispering gallery mode (WGM) laser pumped by a laser diode is proposed. The laser is fabricated by filling a silica capillary with a light-emitting conjugated polymer solution. Based on the thermo-optic effect of the hydroxyl groups in the polymer and capillary, the effective refractive index of the WGM cavity changes by the auxiliary irradiation of the laser, and the wavelength of the WGM mode shifts correspondingly. The emission wavelength was continuously tuned over 13 nm with the irradiation power intensity changing from 0 to 22.41 W cm-2, showing a corresponding tuning rate of 0.58 nm W-1 cm-2. The wavelength tuning process has a fast response time that is within 2.8 s. It shows strong stability, with the output intensity showing no obvious attenuation after 100 minutes of operation. The proposed laser exhibits good repeatability, stability and high tuning efficiency, and could be applied as a light source for on-chip devices.
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- Ben Niu
- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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Lv Y, Xiong Z, Li Y, Li D, Liang J, Yang Y, Xiang F, Xiang S, Zhao YS, Zhang Z. Framework-Shrinkage-Induced Wavelength-Switchable Lasing from a Single Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework Microcrystal. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:130-135. [PMID: 34962396 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Porous organic materials (POMs) have shown great potential for fabricating tunable miniaturized lasers. However, most pure-POM micro/nanolasers are achieved via coordination interactions, during which strong charge exchanges inevitably destroy the intrinsic gain property and even lead to optical quenching, hindering their practical applications. Herein, we reported on an approach to realize hydrogen-bonded organic framework (HOF)-based in situ wavelength-switchable lasing based on the framework-shrinkage effect. A flexible HOF with reversible framework shrinkage was constructed from gain blocks with multiple rotors. The framework shrinkage of the HOF induced the in situ regulation on the conformation and conjugation degree of gain blocks, leading to distinct energy-level structures with blue/green-color gain emissions. Inspired by this, the in situ wavelength-switchable lasing from HOF microcrystals was achieved through reversibly controlling the framework shrinkage via the absorption/desorption of guests. The results offer useful insight into the use of flexible HOFs for exploiting miniaturized lasers with on-demand nanophotonics performance.
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- Yuanchao Lv
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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Ge K, Shi X, Xu Z, Libin C, Guo D, Li S, Zhai T. Full-color WGM lasing in nested microcavities. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10792-10797. [PMID: 34105569 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01052b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A full-color whispering-gallery mode (WGM) laser has been fabricated by partitioning different light-emitting polymers in a nested microcavity. Red-green-blue WGM lasing with a high quality factor above 104 and a narrow linewidth of 0.025 nm emits from nested capillaries when excited with a nanosecond laser. The full-color WGM lasing shows a low excitation threshold for the nested microcavities, which can avoid fluorescence resonant energy transfer. We also achieve wavelength tunable lasing upon altering the different polymers in the nested microcavities. The work demonstrates a simple method to fabricate a full-color WGM laser and its potential applications in compact lighting devices and white laser sources.
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- Kun Ge
- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- Department of Mathematics & Physics, North China Electric Power University, Hebei 071000, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Science, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Organic Semiconductor Micro/Nanocrystals for Laser Applications. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040958. [PMID: 33670286 PMCID: PMC7918292 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals (OSMCs) have attracted great attention due to their numerous advantages such us free grain boundaries, minimal defects and traps, molecular diversity, low cost, flexibility and solution processability. Due to all these characteristics, they are strong candidates for the next generation of electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of these OSMCs, discussing molecular packing, the methods to control crystallization and their applications to the area of organic solid-state lasers. Special emphasis is given to OSMC lasers which self-assemble into geometrically defined optical resonators owing to their attractive prospects for tuning/control of light emission properties through geometrical resonator design. The most recent developments together with novel strategies for light emission tuning and effective light extraction are presented.
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Pataniya PM, Bhakhar SA, Tannarana M, Zankat C, Patel V, Solanki G, Patel K, Jha PK, Late DJ, Sumesh C. Highly sensitive and flexible pressure sensor based on two-dimensional MoSe2 nanosheets for online wrist pulse monitoring. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 584:495-504. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Du Y, Zou CL, Zhang C, Wang K, Qiao C, Yao J, Zhao YS. Tuneable red, green, and blue single-mode lasing in heterogeneously coupled organic spherical microcavities. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2020; 9:151. [PMID: 32904405 PMCID: PMC7455725 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-020-00392-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Tuneable microlasers that span the full visible spectrum, particularly red, green, and blue (RGB) colors, are of crucial importance for various optical devices. However, RGB microlasers usually operate in multimode because the mode selection strategy cannot be applied to the entire visible spectrum simultaneously, which has severely restricted their applications in on-chip optical processing and communication. Here, an approach for the generation of tuneable multicolor single-mode lasers in heterogeneously coupled microresonators composed of distinct spherical microcavities is proposed. With each microcavity serving as both a whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonator and a modulator for the other microcavities, a single-mode laser has been achieved. The colors of the single-mode lasers can be freely designed by changing the optical gain in coupled cavities owing to the flexibility of the organic materials. Benefiting from the excellent compatibility, distinct color-emissive microspheres can be integrated to form a heterogeneously coupled system, where tuneable RGB single-mode lasing is realized owing to the capability for optical coupling between multiple resonators. Our findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the lasing modulation that might lead to innovation in structure designs for photonic integration.
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- Yuxiang Du
- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, and Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
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Trofimov P, Pushkarev AP, Sinev IS, Fedorov VV, Bruyère S, Bolshakov A, Mukhin IS, Makarov SV. Perovskite-Gallium Phosphide Platform for Reconfigurable Visible-Light Nanophotonic Chip. ACS NANO 2020; 14:8126-8134. [PMID: 32539336 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c01104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reduction of the wavelength in on-chip light circuitry is critically important not only for the sake of keeping up with Moore's law for photonics but also for reaching toward the spectral ranges of operation of emerging materials, such as atomically thin semiconductors, vacancy-based single-photon emitters, and quantum dots. This requires efficient and tunable light sources as well as compatible waveguide networks. For the first challenge, halide perovskites are prospective materials that enable cost-efficient fabrication of micro- and nanolasers. On the other hand, III-V semiconductor nanowires are optimal for guiding of visible light as they exhibit a high refractive index as well as excellent shape and crystalline quality beneficial for strong light confinement and long-range waveguiding. Here, we develop an integrated platform for visible light that comprises gallium phosphide (GaP) nanowires directly embedded into compact CsPbBr3-based light sources. In our devices, perovskite microcrystals support stable room-temperature lasing and broadband chemical tuning of the emission wavelength in the range of 530-680 nm, whereas GaP nanowaveguides support efficient outcoupling of light, its subwavelength (<200 nm) confinement, and long-range guiding over distances more than 20 μm. As a highlight of our approach, we demonstrate sequential transfer and conversion of light using an intermediate perovskite nanoparticle in a chain of GaP nanowaveguides.
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- Pavel Trofimov
- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Institut Jean Lamour, CNRS, Université de Lorraine, Nancy 50840, France
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- St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
- St. Petersburg Academic University, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 197101, Russia
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Zhou Z, Zhao J, Du Y, Wang K, Liang J, Yan Y, Zhao YS. Organic Printed Core–Shell Heterostructure Arrays: A Universal Approach to All‐Color Laser Display Panels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zhonghao Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Zhou Z, Zhao J, Du Y, Wang K, Liang J, Yan Y, Zhao YS. Organic Printed Core–Shell Heterostructure Arrays: A Universal Approach to All‐Color Laser Display Panels. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11814-11818. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zhonghao Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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This review summarizes recent advances in micro/nanoscale photonic barcodes based on organic materials from the aspects of diverse optical encoding techniques.
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- Yue Hou
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering
- Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)
- Jinan 250353
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
- China
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Pradeep VV, Annadhasan M, Chandrasekar R. Vapour-Phase Epitaxial Growth of Dual-Colour-Emitting DCM-Perylene Micro-Heterostructure Optical Waveguides. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:4577-4581. [PMID: 31532575 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Organic micro-heterostructures (MHS) with dual optical emissions are essential to produce miniaturized optical waveguides for wavelength division multiplexing technologies. The bimolecular MHS produced by solution-based bottom-up self-assembly technique often leads to poor surface smoothness, edge imperfection, defects, and unwanted thin films deposits. Conversely, sequential sublimation technique at ambient pressure facilitates effective integration of α-perylene micro-square with dicyanomethylene-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethylaminostyryl) 4H-pyran (DCM) microrods in an epitaxial manner to produce MHS. The obtained DCM/perylene MHS act as optical waveguides to produce red (λmax ≈670 nm) or/and yellow (λmax ≈607 nm) dual optical outputs via an energy transfer mechanism depending upon the heterostructures geometry and optical excitation positions. The presented dual-color emitting MHS optical waveguides are essential for the integrated nano-photonic and optoelectronic device structures.
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- Vuppu Vinay Pradeep
- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Prof. C. R. Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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Fang B, Chu M, Tan L, Li P, Hou Y, Shi Y, Zhao YS, Yin M. Near-Infrared Microlasers from Self-Assembled Spiropyrane-Based Microsphercial Caps. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:38226-38231. [PMID: 31529963 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) microlasers play a significant role in telecommunication and biomedical tissue imaging. However, it remains a big challenge to realize NIR microlasers because of the difficulty in preparing highly efficient NIR luminescent materials and perfect optical resonators. Here, we propose a molecular design strategy to creatively realize the first spiropyrane (SP)-based NIR microlasers with low threshold from self-assembled microsphercial caps. The tetraphenylethylene (TPE) moiety with a highly twisted conformation provides a large free volume to facilitate the photoisomerization process of SP and enhance NIR emission of merocyanine in the solid state. Moreover, self-assembled TPE-SP microsphercial caps simultaneously serve as gain media and resonant microcavities, providing optical gain and feedback for NIR laser oscillations with a low threshold (3.68 μJ/cm2). These results are beneficial for deeply understanding the SP microstructures-lasing emission characteristic relationship and provide a useful guideline for the rational molecular design of NIR microlasers with special functionalities.
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- Bing Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100290 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100290 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100290 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100290 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials of Natural Macromolecules, Ministry of Education , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100290 , China
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Wei C, Du Y, Liu Y, Lin X, Zhang C, Yao J, Zhao YS. Organic Janus Microspheres: A General Approach to All-Color Dual-Wavelength Microlasers. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:5116-5120. [PMID: 30892879 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We propose a general approach for obtaining dual-wavelength organic microlasers in amphiphilic Janus resonators, where hydrophilic and hydrophobic dyes can be spatially separated via polarity-driven encapsulation. Low-threshold dual-wavelength lasing was achieved in a single Janus particle with well-modulated output. This universal approach enables flexibly designing the lasing wavelength of the Janus microlasers in the full visible spectrum by systematically altering the encapsulated laser dyes. Our findings demonstrate a promising route to the photonic integration at the micro-/nanoscale that may lead to the innovation of concepts and device architectures for multifunctional optoelectronic applications.
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- Cong Wei
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,College of Materials Science and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450001 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Zhao J, Yan Y, Gao Z, Du Y, Dong H, Yao J, Zhao YS. Full-color laser displays based on organic printed microlaser arrays. Nat Commun 2019; 10:870. [PMID: 30787345 PMCID: PMC6382787 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08834-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Laser displays, which exploit characteristic advantages of lasers, represent a promising next-generation display technology based on the ultimate visual experience they provide. However, the inability to obtain pixelated laser arrays as self-emissive full-color panels hinders the application of laser displays in the flat-panel sector. Due to their excellent optoelectronic properties and processability, organic materials have great potential for the production of periodically patterned multi-color microlaser arrays. Here, we demonstrate for the first time full-color laser displays on precisely patterned organic red-green-blue (RGB) microlaser matrices through inkjet printing. Individual RGB laser pixels are realized by doping respective luminescent dyes into the ink materials, resulting in a wide achievable color gamut 45% larger than the standard RGB space. Using as-prepared microlaser arrays as full-color panels, we achieve dynamic laser displays for video playing through consecutive beam scanning. These results represent a major step towards full-color laser displays with outstanding color expression. In the next generation of display technology for portable devices, lasers could replace LEDs to achieve more vibrant colours. Here, Zhao et al. demonstrate a dynamic full-color display in which each pixel is made up of three printed organic microlasers to cover the RGB space.
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- Jinyang Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190, Beijing, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China.
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Wei GQ, Tao YC, Wu JJ, Li ZZ, Zhuo MP, Wang XD, Liao LS. Low-Threshold Organic Lasers Based on Single-Crystalline Microribbons of Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:679-684. [PMID: 30682884 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Solid-state lasers (SSLs) play an important role in developing optoelectronic devices, optical communication, and modern medicine fields. As compared with inorganic SSLs, the electrically pumped organic SSLs (OSSLs) still remain unrealized because of the high lasing threshold and low carrier mobility. Herein, we first demonstrate the laser action at ∼520 nm based on the self-assembled single-crystalline organic microribbons of the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules of 1,4-bis(( E)-4-(1,2,2-triphenylvinyl)styryl)-2,5-dimethoxybenzene (TPDSB). Moreover, these as-prepared organic microribbons exhibit an effective optical waveguide with a low optical loss of 0.012 dB μm-1, indicating good light confinement for laser resonator feedback. Impressively, the multiple mode and the single mode lasing are both achieved from individual organic microribbons, whose lasing threshold is as low as 653 nJ cm-2. These "bottom-up" synthesized organic microribbons based on AIE-active molecules offer a new strategy for the realization of the ultralow threshold OSSLs, which would eventually contribute to the realization of electrically pumped OSSLs.
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- Guo-Qing Wei
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices , Soochow University , 199 Ren'ai Road , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , P. R. China
- Institute of Organic Optoelectronics , Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute (JITRI) , Wujiang, Suzhou , Jiangsu 215211 , P. R. China
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Vattikunta R, Venkatakrishnarao D, Sahoo C, Naraharisetty SRG, Narayana Rao D, Müllen K, Chandrasekar R. Photonic Microresonators from Charge Transfer in Polymer Particles: Toward Enhanced and Tunable Two-Photon Emission. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:16723-16730. [PMID: 29683311 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b01600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Novel photonic microresonators with enhanced nonlinear optical (NLO) intensity are fabricated from polymer particles. As an additional advantage, they offer band gap tunability from the visible to near-infrared regions. A special protocol including (i) copolymerization of 4-(1-pyrenyl)-styrene, styrene, and 1,4-divinylbenzene, (ii) extraction of a dispersible and partly dissolvable, lightly cross-linked polymer network (PN), and (iii) treatment of the blue-emitting PN with electron acceptor (A) molecules such as 1,2,4,5-tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) and 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) furnishes orange- and red-emitting D-A charge-transfer (CT) complexes with the pendant pyrene units. These complexes, here named PN-TCNB and PN-TCNQ, respectively, precipitate as microparticles upon the addition of water and subsequent ultrasonication. Upon electronic excitation, these spherical microparticles act as whispering-gallery-mode resonators by displaying optical resonances in the photoluminescence (PL) spectra because of light confinement. Further, the trapped incident light increases the light-matter interaction and thereby enhances the PL intensity, including the two-photon luminescence. The described protocol for polymer-based CT microresonators with tunable NLO emissions holds promise for a myriad of photonic applications.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , D-55218 Mainz , Germany
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Camposeo A, Jurga R, Moffa M, Portone A, Cardarelli F, Della Sala F, Ciracì C, Pisignano D. Nanowire-Intensified Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence in Hybrid Polymer-Plasmonic Electrospun Filaments. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800187. [PMID: 29655227 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hybrid polymer-plasmonic nanostructures might combine high enhancement of localized fields from metal nanoparticles with light confinement and long-range transport in subwavelength dielectric structures. Here, the complex behavior of fluorophores coupling to Au nanoparticles within polymer nanowires, which features localized metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) with unique characteristics compared to conventional structures, is reported. The intensification effect when the particle is placed in the organic filaments is remarkably higher with respect to thin films of comparable thickness, thus highlighting a specific, nanowire-related enhancement of MEF effects. A dependence on the confinement volume in the dielectric nanowire is also indicated, with MEF significantly increasing upon reduction of the wire diameter. These findings are rationalized by finite element simulations, predicting a position-dependent enhancement of the quantum yield of fluorophores embedded in the fibers. Calculation of the ensemble-averaged fluorescence enhancement unveils the possibility of strongly enhancing the overall emission intensity for structures with size twice the diameter of the embedded metal particles. These new, hybrid fluorescent systems with localized enhanced emission, and the general nanowire-enhanced MEF effects associated to them, are highly relevant for developing nanoscale light-emitting devices with high efficiency and intercoupled through nanofiber networks, highly sensitive optical sensors, and novel laser architectures.
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- Andrea Camposeo
- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies@UNILE, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Barsanti 14, I-73010, Arnesano, Italy
- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "Ennio De Giorgi", Università del Salento, via Arnesano, I-73100, Lecce, Italy
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- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica "Ennio De Giorgi", Università del Salento, via Arnesano, I-73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies@UNILE, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Barsanti 14, I-73010, Arnesano, Italy
- Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (CNR-IMM), Via Monteroni, Campus Unisalento, I-73100, Lecce, Italy
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- Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies@UNILE, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Barsanti 14, I-73010, Arnesano, Italy
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- NEST, Istituto Nanoscienze-CNR, Piazza San Silvestro 12, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127, Pisa, Italy
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Zhuo MP, Zhang YX, Li ZZ, Shi YL, Wang XD, Liao LS. Controlled synthesis of organic single-crystalline nanowires via the synergy approach of the bottom-up/top-down processes. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:5140-5147. [PMID: 29488987 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08931g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The controlled fabrication of organic single-crystalline nanowires (OSCNWs) with a uniform diameter in the nanoscale via the bottom-up approach, which is just based on weak intermolecular interaction, is a great challenge. Herein, we utilize the synergy approach of the bottom-up and the top-down processes to fabricate OSCNWs with diameters of 120 ± 10 nm through stepwise evolution processes. Specifically, the evolution processes vary from the self-assembled organic micro-rods with a quadrangular pyramid-like end-structure bounded with {111}s and {11-1}s crystal planes to the "top-down" synthesized organic micro-rods with the flat cross-sectional {002}s plane, to the organic micro-tubes with a wall thickness of ∼115 nm, and finally to the organic nanowires. Notably, the anisotropic etching process caused by the protic solvent molecules (such as ethanol) is crucial for the evolution of the morphology throughout the whole top-down process. Therefore, our demonstration opens a new avenue for the controlled-fabrication of organic nanowires, and also contributes to the development of nanowire-based organic optoelectronics such as organic nanowire lasers.
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- Ming-Peng Zhuo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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