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Venkatesh M, Ganeev RA, Ivanov DS, Boltaev GS, Kim VV, Liang J, Samokhvalov AA, Kabashin AV, Klimentov SM, Garcia ME, Guo C. High-Order Harmonic Generation in Au Nanoparticle-Contained Plasmas. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E234. [PMID: 32013147 PMCID: PMC7075148 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Gold nanoparticles (NPs) have a wide range of applications in various fields. Here, we present high-order nonlinear optical studies of the plasmas produced from ablation of Au bulk targets and Au NP films deposited on paper and glass substrates. Experimentally, we analyze high-order harmonic generation (HHG) from gold NPs-containing plasmas. The HHG is produced by 35-fs pulses at 800 and 400 nm, while the plasmas are produced by femtosecond (35 fs, 800 nm), picosecond (200 ps, 800 nm), and nanosecond (5 ns, 1064 nm) pulses, respectively. High-order harmonics produced from ablated Au NPs on paper were 40 times stronger than the HHG from that ablated from the Au bulk targets. Through molecular dynamic simulations, we investigate the formation of gold NPs during laser ablation of a metal surface under different conditions.
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- Mottamchetty Venkatesh
- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
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- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, 26666 Sharjah, UAE
- Faculty of Physics, Voronezh State University, 394006 Voronezh, Russia
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- Institute of Physics and Center for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT), University of Kassel, 34125 Kassel, Germany;
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.K.); (S.M.K.)
- P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Acad. Sci., 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Laser Photonics and optoelectronics, ITMO University, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, 26666 Sharjah, UAE
- Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, Tashkent 100000, Uzbekistan
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- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
- Department of Physics, American University of Sharjah, 26666 Sharjah, UAE
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- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Laser Photonics and optoelectronics, ITMO University, 197101 St. Petersburg, Russia;
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- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.K.); (S.M.K.)
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LP3, Campus de Luminy, Case 917, 13288 Marseille, France
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- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.K.); (S.M.K.)
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- Institute of Physics and Center for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT), University of Kassel, 34125 Kassel, Germany;
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- The Guo Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China; (M.V.); (G.S.B.); (V.V.K.); (J.L.)
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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Rout A, Boltaev GS, Ganeev RA, Fu Y, Maurya SK, Kim VV, Rao KS, Guo C. Nonlinear Optical Studies of Gold Nanoparticle Films. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 9:E291. [PMID: 30791417 PMCID: PMC6409993 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gold films are widely used for different applications. We present the results of third- and high-order nonlinear optical studies of the thin films fabricated from Au nanoparticle solutions by spin-coating methods. These nanoparticles were synthesized by laser ablation of bulk gold in pure water using 200 ps, 800 nm pulses. The highest values of the nonlinear absorption coefficient (9 × 10-6 cm W-1), nonlinear refractive index (3 × 10-11 cm² W-1), and saturation intensity (1.3 × 1010 W cm-2) were achieved using 35 fs, 400 nm pulses. We also determined the relaxation time constants for transient absorption (220 fs and 1.6 ps) at 400 nm. The high-order harmonic generation was studied during propagation of 35 fs, 800 nm pulses through the plasma during the ablation of gold nanoparticle film and bulk gold. The highest harmonic cutoff (29th order) was observed in the plasma containing gold nanoparticles.
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- Anuradha Rout
- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
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- The Guo China-US Photonics Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China.
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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Ganeev RA, Boltaev GS, Kim VV, Zhang K, Zvyagin AI, Smirnov MS, Ovchinnikov OV, Redkin PV, Wöstmann M, Zacharias H, Guo C. Effective high-order harmonic generation from metal sulfide quantum dots. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:35013-35025. [PMID: 30650916 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.035013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the past, common media for high-order harmonic generation (HHG) has been atoms and molecules. More recently, clusters, and nanoparticles have been introduced as HHG emitting media. Multi-particle media can enhance HHG yields but have more stringent requirements in determining the optimal parameters. Here, we demonstrate, for the first time, the effective application of 1-3 nm metal sulfide quantum dots (QDs) for harmonic generation in the 20 - 115 nm extreme ultraviolet range. We report on the syntheses, ablation of Ag2S, CdS, and ZnS QDs, and HHG from laser-produced plasmas by using single- and two-color pumps. We compare HHG efficiency from the ablated QDs to that of bulk metal sulfides and show a seven-fold increase in harmonic yields. Further, the study also allows us to understand the effects of QD-contained plasma spreading dynamics on HHG yield.
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Oujja M, Izquierdo JG, Bañares L, de Nalda R, Castillejo M. Observation of middle-sized metal clusters in femtosecond laser ablation plasmas through nonlinear optics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:16956-16965. [PMID: 29897078 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02825g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Femtosecond laser ablation of solids is known to produce ejection of material to a large extent composed of particles of nanometer dimensions for a broad variety of targets. This work explores the ultrashort laser ablation of metal targets (Ag, Cu, Al, Mn) through non-conventional diagnostics based on the nonlinear response of the transient medium created upon ablation. The full temporal mapping of the nonlinear response constitutes a useful flag that signals the abundance of clusters and nanoparticles in the plume. The use of this method for diagnosis has allowed us to perform direct observation of middle-sized aggregates that are extremely elusive with other techniques. Additionally, one crucial and seldom explored parameter in this context has been identified: the ablation laser spot size. Optimum conditions for overall nanoparticle generation as well as relative nanoparticle/cluster/atom ratios have been found.
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- M Oujja
- Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC, C/Serrano, 119, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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López-Arias M, Oujja M, Sanz M, de Nalda R, Ganeev R, Castillejo M. Generation of low-order harmonics in laser ablation plasmas. Mol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2012.664663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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