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Ying Wang1, Xinbing Xie, Theodore Goodson.
Abstract
Nonlinear optical (NLO) and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopic measurements of dendrimer-metal nanocomposites (DNCs) are reported. Third-order NLO effects were investigated by degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) measurements for DNCs and DNCs incorporated into thin polymeric films. The results show an enhancement of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility for the chromophore-functionalized dendrimer-metal nanocomposites. Investigations of the mechanism of the enhanced NLO effect suggested a strong contribution because of the metal's local field. These results show the potential usefulness of dendrimer-metal nanocomposites for nonlinear optical effects and biophotonic applications.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16351181 DOI: 10.1021/nl051402d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nano Lett ISSN: 1530-6984 Impact factor: 11.189