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Khalil K, Shahnaz, Ludwig R, Tighezza AM, Ayub K, Mahmood T, Gilani MA. Unraveling the role of superalkalis in modulating the static and dynamic hyperpolarizabilities of emerging calix[4]arenes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:6794-6805. [PMID: 38323625 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04825j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Calixarenes, as novel organic materials, can play a pivotal role in the development of high-performance nonlinear optical materials due to the ease of design and fabrication. In this study, DFT simulations were employed to investigate the geometric, electronic, and NLO responses of calix[4]arene doped with Li3O, Na3O, and K3O superalkalis. The computed values of the vertical ionization energies and interaction energies indicate the chemical and thermodynamic stabilities of the targeted M3O@calix[4]arene complexes. The corresponding energy gaps (2.01 to 3.49 eV) are notably reduced, indicating the semiconductor nature of the materials. Surprisingly, the M3O@calix[4]arene complexes exhibit transparency in the UV/visible range as the absorption peaks are shifted in the near infrared (NIR) region. The highest values of 5.9 × 105 a.u. and 2.3 × 108 a.u. for the respective first and second hyperpolarizabilities are observed for Na3O@calix[4]arene. Furthermore, the Na3O@calix[4]arene complex exhibits maximum values of 2.3 × 105 a.u. for second harmonic generation (SHG) and (K3O@calix[4]arene) 2.3 × 106 a.u. for the electro-optical Pockels effect (EOPE) at 1064 nm. Similarly, approximations are made for the dynamic second hyperpolarizability coefficients (EOKE and EFISHG) at different wavelengths. Notably, the Na3O@calix[4]arene complex demonstrates the highest quadratic nonlinear refractive index (n2) of 9.5 × 10-15 cm2 W-1 at 1064 nm. This research paves the way for the development of stable calix[4]arenes doped with superalkalis, leading to an improved nonlinear optical (NLO) response.
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- Khalida Khalil
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Albert-Einstein-Straße 27, Rostock 18059, Germany
- University of Rostock, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, Department Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, Rostock 18059, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Rostock 18059, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir P. O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54600, Pakistan.
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Mohajeri A, Soltani M. Nonlinear optical properties of superalkali@teetotum boron clusters with potential applications on the electro-optic modulator. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Kosar N, Ayub K, Gilani MA, Arshad M, Mahmood T. Shedding light on static and dynamic hyperpolarizabilities of thia[7&8]circulenes, toward their NLO applications. J Mol Model 2022; 28:395. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-022-05386-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Surface functionalization of Si6Li6 cluster with superalkalis to achieve high nonlinear optical response: A DFT study. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Exploring the effect of complexant on remarkably high static and dynamic second hyperpolarizability of aziridine-based diffuse electron systems: a theoretical study. Struct Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-01989-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Morales F, Richter M, Ivanov M, Husakou A. Non-instantaneous third-order optical response of gases in low-frequency fields. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:23579-23586. [PMID: 36225034 DOI: 10.1364/oe.458765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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It is commonly assumed that for low-intensity short optical pulses far from resonance, the third-order optical nonlinear response is instantaneous. We solve the three-dimensional time-dependent Schrödinger equation for the hydrogen atom and show that this is not the case: the polarization is not simply proportional to the cube of the electric field even at low intensities. We analyze the fundamental-frequency and third-harmonic nonlinear susceptibilities of hydrogen, investigate their dependence on intensity, and find that the delays in the Kerr response rapidly approach the femtosecond time-scale at higher intensities, while the delays in the third harmonic generation remain much lower. We also propose an experimental scheme to detect and characterize the above effects.
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Bano R, Ayub K, Mahmood T, Arshad M, Sharif A, Tabassum S, Gilani MA. Mixed superalkalis are a better choice than pure superalkalis for B 12N 12 nanocages to design high-performance nonlinear optical materials. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8437-8453. [PMID: 35593348 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00321j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mixed superalkali clusters are a source of excess electrons, as their vertical ionization energies (2.81-3.36 eV) are much lower than those of alkali metals (even cesium (∼3.85 eV)) and the superalkali Li3O (3.42 eV). In the present work, the geometric, electronic, and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of mixed superalkali cluster-doped B12N12 nanocages are studied theoretically. All complexes, A-G, have very high interaction energies (-98.02 to -123.13 kcal mol-1) and are thermodynamically stable when compared to previously reported Li3O@B12N12 (-92.71 kcal mol-1). The designed complexes have smaller HOMO-LUMO energy gaps (3.36-4.27 eV) than pristine B12N12 (11.13 eV). Charge transfer in the complexes is studied through natural population analysis and non-bonding interactions are evaluated through quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and non-covalent interaction analyses. These complexes have absorption maxima (1076-1486 nm) in the near-infrared region (NIR) and they are transparent in the UV region. The first hyperpolarizability of complex C is 1.7 × 107 au, which is much higher than the value of 3.7 × 104 au for a pure Li3O superalkali-doped B12N12 complex calculated at the same level of theory, as reported by Sun et al. (Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 7500-7509). The large second hyperpolarizability values also reflect the enhanced nonlinear optical response. The best computed values for the electro-optical Pockels effect, second harmonic generation, and hyper-Rayleigh scattering are 3.29 × 1010 au, 1.17 × 1010 au, and 6.71 × 106 au, respectively. Furthermore, the electro-optic dc-Kerr effect and electric-field-induced second harmonic generation have maximum values of 3.96 × 1011 au and 3.46 × 1010 au at 1064 nm. There are enhancements in the quadratic nonlinear refractive index (n2) values for complexes A-G, with a highest n2 value of 3.35 × 10-8 cm2 W-1 at 1064 nm. These results suggest that mixed-superalkali-doped B12N12 nanoclusters are potential candidates when designing high-performance NLO materials.
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- Rehana Bano
- School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad-22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad-22060, Pakistan.,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, P.O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of the Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
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- School of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, Pakistan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials (IRCBM), COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore-54600, Pakistan.
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Sajid H, Ullah F, Khan S, Ayub K, Arshad M, Mahmood T. Remarkable static and dynamic NLO response of alkali and superalkali doped macrocyclic [hexa-]thiophene complexes; a DFT approach. RSC Adv 2021; 11:4118-4128. [PMID: 35424353 PMCID: PMC8694385 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08099c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this study, the nonlinear optical (NLO) response of alkali metal atom (Li, Na and K) and their corresponding superalkali (Li3O, Na3O and K3O) doped six membered cyclic thiophene (6CT) has been explored. The optimized geometries of complexes; Li@6CT, Na@6CT, K@6CT, Li3O@6CT, Na3O@6CT and K3O@6CT depict that the superalkalis and alkali metals interact through the active cavity of 6CT. Interaction energies reveal that superalkalis have higher interaction with 6CT than alkali metals. The nonlinear optical (NLO) response of the reported complexes is estimated via both static and dynamic hyperpolarizabilities which are further rationalized by the HOMO–LUMO gap, natural bond orbital (NBO) charge transfer, dipole moment, polarizabilities and βvec. A remarkably high NLO response is computed for Na3O@6CT among all of the complexes. The static hyperpolarizability of the Na3O@6CT complex is 5 × 104 au along with the highest βvec value (2.5 × 104 au). High charge transfer (1.53e−) and small EH–L gap (2.96 eV) is responsible for such a large NLO response. For dynamic NLO responses, electro-optic Pockel's effect (EOPE) and second-harmonic generation (SHG) are explored. A very large quadratic nonlinear optical response (3.8 × 10−12 au) is observed for the Na3O@6CT complex. Moreover, the absorption spectrum of the Na3O@6CT complex shows ultra-high transparency in the ultraviolet and visible regions unlike any other of its counterparts. In this study, the nonlinear optical (NLO) response of alkali metal atom (Li, Na and K) and their corresponding superalkali (Li3O, Na3O and K3O) doped six membered cyclic thiophene (6CT) has been explored.![]()
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- Hasnain Sajid
- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of the Punjab
- Lahore
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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Heinz J, Reiff R, Joyce T, Becker A, Jaroń-Becker A, Kolesik M. Nonlinear polarization and ionization in O 2: metastable electronic state model. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:25022-25036. [PMID: 32907033 DOI: 10.1364/oe.399719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present a computational model for the nonlinear response of molecular oxygen exposed to strong mid-wavelength and long-wavelength infrared optical fields. Based on a non-Hermitian approach utilizing metastable electronic states, the nonlinear polarization and strong-field ionization are described as intimately connected properties. Good agreement with the measured nonlinear index and ionization rates is shown, and parameterized response functions are provided to facilitate applications in large-scale simulations of infrared optical pulses interacting with gaseous media.
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Ullah F, Ayub K, Mahmood T. Remarkable second and third order nonlinear optical properties of organometallic C6Li6–M3O electrides. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01670e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Electrides are excess electron compounds with excellent nonlinear optical properties.
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- Faizan Ullah
- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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Sajid H, Ullah F, Yar M, Ayub K, Mahmood T. Superhalogen doping: a new and effective approach to design materials with excellent static and dynamic NLO responses. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj02291h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The first-ever example where superhalogen doping alone is introduced as a new and effective approach to impart large NLO responses.
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- Hasnain Sajid
- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS University Islamabad
- Abbottabad-22060
- Pakistan
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Tolliver J, Kolesik M. True versus effective Kerr nonlinear response in optical filamentation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:30172-30182. [PMID: 30469895 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.030172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The optical Kerr effect, and the nonlinear polarization in general, represents an important light-matter interaction governing many regimes encountered in the nonlinear optics. We reason that in the context of optical filamentation one should distinguish the third-order Kerr effect occurring at relatively low light intensities from the effective Kerr nonlinearity relevant to higher intensity. While many properties of filaments can be captured well with a third-order nonlinear polarization model with a nonlinear index chosen somewhat higher than the true nonlinear index operative at low intensities, our comparative simulations indicate that some filamentation aspects carry significant signatures from the higher-order nonlinearity.
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Popmintchev D, Hernandez-Garcia C, Dollar F, Mancuso C, Perez-Hernandez JA, Chen MC, Hankla A, Gao X, Shim B, Gaeta AL, Tarazkar M, Romanov DA, Levis RJ, Gaffney JA, Foord M, Libby SB, Jaron-Becker A, Becker A, Plaja L, Murnane MM, Kapteyn HC, Popmintchev T. Ultraviolet surprise: Efficient soft x-ray high-harmonic generation in multiply ionized plasmas. Science 2015; 350:1225-31. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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