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Enhanced broadband nonlinear optical response of TiO2/CuO nanosheets via oxygen vacancy engineering

Journal

NANOPHOTONICS
Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages 1541-1551

Publisher

WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2020-0649

Keywords

nanocomposites; nonlinearity; optical properties enhancement; oxygen vacancy defects; saturable absorber

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [12004213, 21872084, 62001189]
  2. Fundamental Research Fund of Shandong University [2018TB044]
  3. Young Scholar Program of Shandong University

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The study synthesized CuO nanosheets modified by TiO2 nanoparticles and investigated their morphology and structure, demonstrating enhanced nonlinear optical properties through TiO2 doping. The research also showcased the potential of these materials in ultrafast photonics applications.
Cupric oxide (CuO), as a transition metal oxide (TMO) semiconductor, has attracted tremendous attention for various applications. In the present work, we synthesize the CuO nanosheets modified by TiO2 nanoparticles via a facile, non-toxic two-step method. Subsequently, the morphology and the structures of CuO and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites are investigated. By utilizing the common Z-scan technology, broadband nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the as-prepared CuO nanosheets and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites are demonstrated, elucidating the enhancement on the NLO response via the TiO2 dopant, which is attributed to the more oxygen vacancies and the formed p-n junctions. Furthermore, CuO nanosheets and TiO2/CuO nanocomposites are implemented to the passively Q-switched bulk lasers operating in the near-infrared (NIR) region, generating broadband ultrastable pulses. Ultimately, TiO2/CuO nanocomposites were inter-grated in a passivemode-locking bulk laser for the first time, achieving stable mode-locked pulses and verifying its ultrafast optical response potential. Our results illustrate the tremendous prospects of the CuO nanosheets modified by oxygen vacancy engineering as a broadband NLO material in ultrafast photonics field.

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