Comparative studies on photophysical and optical limiting characterizations of low symmetry phthalocyanine linked to Fe 3 O 4–Ag core–shell or hybrid nanoparticles
- Bankole, Owolabi M, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188788 , vital:44785 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NJ01511E"
- Description: Photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) behaviours of low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine (1) linked to Fe3O4/Ag core–shell (represented as Fe/Ag) or Fe3O4–Ag hybrid (represented as FeAg) nanoparticles were investigated in DMSO. Triplet quantum yields and NLO parameters of phthalocyanine improved due to the combined effects of magnetic–metallic nanoparticles. A direct relationship between the increased triplet excited state absorptions by already excited molecules and reverse saturable absorption (RSA) was established as the predominant mechanism responsible for nonlinearity of the samples. Our findings show that, at the same approximate concentrations and conditions, 1-FeAg enhanced the OL potentials of 1 more than 1-Fe/Ag.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188788 , vital:44785 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NJ01511E"
- Description: Photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) behaviours of low symmetry zinc phthalocyanine (1) linked to Fe3O4/Ag core–shell (represented as Fe/Ag) or Fe3O4–Ag hybrid (represented as FeAg) nanoparticles were investigated in DMSO. Triplet quantum yields and NLO parameters of phthalocyanine improved due to the combined effects of magnetic–metallic nanoparticles. A direct relationship between the increased triplet excited state absorptions by already excited molecules and reverse saturable absorption (RSA) was established as the predominant mechanism responsible for nonlinearity of the samples. Our findings show that, at the same approximate concentrations and conditions, 1-FeAg enhanced the OL potentials of 1 more than 1-Fe/Ag.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Enhanced nonlinear optical responses of zinc diaminopyrimidin-2-ylthio phthalocyanine conjugated to AgxAuy alloy nanoparticles
- Bankole, Owolabi M, Osifeko, Olawale L, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Osifeko, Olawale L , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/240382 , vital:50829 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.06.025"
- Description: In this article, the photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of diaminopyrimidin-2-ylthio phthalocyaninatozinc (II) (2) before and after conjugation to AgxAuy nano-alloys are discussed. Phthalocyanines-AgxAuy (2-AgxAuy) composites showed enhanced triplet state and nonlinear optical behaviour when compared to free phthalocyanine. Optical limiting (OL) responses of the samples were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns in dimethyl sulfoxide. Reverse saturable absorption (RSA), which is a direct consequence of triplet absorption of already excited molecules was observed as the dominant mechanism responsible for nonlinearity of the samples. By virtue of the magnitude of absorption coefficients and other NLO optical parameters estimated in this work, 2-AgxAuy composites were found to exhibit stronger optical limiting responses than unconjugated phthalocyanine. The large third-order susceptibilities of the composites make them suitable materials for attenuating modern laser radiations, and also found useful in various optical applications.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Osifeko, Olawale L , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/240382 , vital:50829 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.06.025"
- Description: In this article, the photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of diaminopyrimidin-2-ylthio phthalocyaninatozinc (II) (2) before and after conjugation to AgxAuy nano-alloys are discussed. Phthalocyanines-AgxAuy (2-AgxAuy) composites showed enhanced triplet state and nonlinear optical behaviour when compared to free phthalocyanine. Optical limiting (OL) responses of the samples were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns in dimethyl sulfoxide. Reverse saturable absorption (RSA), which is a direct consequence of triplet absorption of already excited molecules was observed as the dominant mechanism responsible for nonlinearity of the samples. By virtue of the magnitude of absorption coefficients and other NLO optical parameters estimated in this work, 2-AgxAuy composites were found to exhibit stronger optical limiting responses than unconjugated phthalocyanine. The large third-order susceptibilities of the composites make them suitable materials for attenuating modern laser radiations, and also found useful in various optical applications.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Nonlinear optical behavior of alkyne terminated phthalocyanines in solution and when embedded in polysulfone as thin films: effects of aggregation
- Bankole, Owolabi M, Yilmaz, Yusuf, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Yilmaz, Yusuf , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/189110 , vital:44817 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2015.11.041"
- Description: We report here for the first time, on the comparative studies of the photophysical and optical limiting behavior of our two novel phthalocyanines namely 2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-tetrakis-(4-(5-methylhex-1-yn-3-yloxy)) phthalocyanines 2, and 2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-tetrakis-(4-(5-methylhex-1-yn-3-yloxy)) phthalocyaninato zinc (II) (3) in solution and thin films. Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the samples in solution and contained in polysulfone (PSU) thin films were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns pulsed duration. Effects of aggregation and disaggregation on the NLO performance of metal-free phthalocyanine are reported in detail. Our findings showed that the prepared Pcs show larger nonlinear absorption coefficient and lower limiting thresholds when embedded in polysulfone films compared to in solutions. The values of nonlinear susceptibility and hyperpolarizability recorded for 3-PSU in this work are respectively, ∼2.09 × 10−8 esu and ∼1.02 × 10−26 esu. These values are among the largest values reported for phthalocyanines and other macrocycles doped on polymer matrices.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Yilmaz, Yusuf , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/189110 , vital:44817 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2015.11.041"
- Description: We report here for the first time, on the comparative studies of the photophysical and optical limiting behavior of our two novel phthalocyanines namely 2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-tetrakis-(4-(5-methylhex-1-yn-3-yloxy)) phthalocyanines 2, and 2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-tetrakis-(4-(5-methylhex-1-yn-3-yloxy)) phthalocyaninato zinc (II) (3) in solution and thin films. Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the samples in solution and contained in polysulfone (PSU) thin films were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns pulsed duration. Effects of aggregation and disaggregation on the NLO performance of metal-free phthalocyanine are reported in detail. Our findings showed that the prepared Pcs show larger nonlinear absorption coefficient and lower limiting thresholds when embedded in polysulfone films compared to in solutions. The values of nonlinear susceptibility and hyperpolarizability recorded for 3-PSU in this work are respectively, ∼2.09 × 10−8 esu and ∼1.02 × 10−26 esu. These values are among the largest values reported for phthalocyanines and other macrocycles doped on polymer matrices.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Nonlinear optical response of a low symmetry phthalocyanine in the presence of gold nanoparticles when in solution or embedded in poly acrylic acid polymer thin films
- Bankole, Owolabi M, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188719 , vital:44779 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.12.014"
- Description: In this article, we explored the photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of low symmetry phthalocyanine (ZnPc-NH2) covalently linked to MPA-capped AuNPs (ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs) and poly acrylic acid (ZnPc-NH2-PAA). Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the samples were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns pulsed duration. We observed enhanced photophysical and nonlinear optical behaviour for the ZnPc-NH2 in presence of AuNPs. By virtue of the magnitude of absorption coefficients and other NLO optical parameters estimated in this work, ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs was found to exhibit improved nonlinear optical response compared to the ZnPc-NH2 and ZnPc-NH2-PAA. Both ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs and ZnPc-NH2 doped in PAA possess strong nonlinear absorption coefficients and very low limiting thresholds than when measured in solution.
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- Date Issued: 2016
- Authors: Bankole, Owolabi M , Nyokong, Tebello
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/188719 , vital:44779 , xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2015.12.014"
- Description: In this article, we explored the photophysical and nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of low symmetry phthalocyanine (ZnPc-NH2) covalently linked to MPA-capped AuNPs (ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs) and poly acrylic acid (ZnPc-NH2-PAA). Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the samples were evaluated using Z-scan technique at 532 nm and 10 ns pulsed duration. We observed enhanced photophysical and nonlinear optical behaviour for the ZnPc-NH2 in presence of AuNPs. By virtue of the magnitude of absorption coefficients and other NLO optical parameters estimated in this work, ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs was found to exhibit improved nonlinear optical response compared to the ZnPc-NH2 and ZnPc-NH2-PAA. Both ZnPc-NH2-AuNPs and ZnPc-NH2 doped in PAA possess strong nonlinear absorption coefficients and very low limiting thresholds than when measured in solution.
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- Date Issued: 2016
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