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Linear and nonlinear optical properties of ZnO/PMMA nanocomposite films

J. Appl. Phys. 106, 093102 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3253745

Published 3 November 2009

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B. Kulyk,1 B. Sahraoui,1 O. Krupka,1 V. Kapustianyk,2 V. Rudyk,2 E. Berdowska,3 S. Tkaczyk,3 and I. Kityk4
1POMA Laboratory, FRE CNRS 2988 UFR Sciences, University of Angers, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex 01, France
2Scientific-Technical and Educational Center of Low Temperature Studies, Chair of Solid State Physics, Scientific and Educational Center “Fractal,” Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Dragomanova Street, 50, 79005 Lviv, Ukraine
3Institute of Physics, J. Dlugosz University of Czestochowa, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
4Chemical Department, Silesian Technical University, Stzody Street, 9, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
The nanoscale crystals (NCs) of ZnO were embedded into polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) polymeric matrix and nanocomposite films were prepared by modified spin coating method. The surface of the ZnO/PMMA nanocomposite films has been investigated using atomic force and scanning electron microscopy. The prepared films are highly transparent, the ultraviolet-visible spectra show their high optical quality. The second and third harmonic generation (SHG and THG) studies of ZnO/PMMA nanocomposite films with different concentrations of ZnO NCs were carried out at lambda=1.064  µm and the effective values of the second and third order nonlinear susceptibilities were estimated to be higher than that of ZnO bulk for the films at low concentration of ZnO NCs. This could indicate that surface effects in ZnO/PMMA nanocomposite films have a dominant role over bulk effects for the SHG and THG processes. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 26 July 2009; accepted 29 September 2009; published 3 November 2009
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Keywords
PACS
  • 78.67.-n
    Optical properties of low-dimensional, mesoscopic, and nanoscale materials and structures
  • 81.05.Qk
    Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites: fabrication, treatment, testing and analysis
  • 81.15.-z
    Methods of deposition of films and coatings
  • 78.40.-q
    Absorption and reflection spectra: visible and ultraviolet (condensed matter)
  • 81.05.Dz
    II-VI semiconductors: fabrication, treatment, testing and analysis
  • 68.55.ag
    Semiconductor thin film nucleation and growth
  • 42.65.An
    Nonlinear optical susceptibility, hyperpolarizability
  • 42.65.Ky
    Optical frequency conversion; harmonic generation
  • 81.16.Ta
    Atom manipulation in nanofabrication and processing
  • 68.55.am
    Polymer and organic thin film nucleation and growth
  • YEAR: 2009

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