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Nwaji N., David O. O.♦, John M.♦, Marcel L.♦, Samson K.♦, Jonathan B.♦, Tebello N.♦, Improved nonlinear optical behaviour of ball type indium (III) phthalocyanine linked to glutathione capped nanoparticles,
Dyes and Pigments, ISSN: 1873-3743, DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2017.01.066, Vol.140, pp.417-430, 2017 Abstract:
The synthesis of ball–type indium phthalocyanine (complex 4) and its covalent attachment to glutathione (GSH–) capped (Ag, Au, CdTeSe, CdTeSe/ZnO) nanoparticles are reported in this work. Furthermore, their photophysical and nonlinear optical behaviour were investigated. We observed a decrease in the fluorescence quantum yield with corresponding increase in the triplet quantum yield of the nanoconjugates in comparison to complex 4 alone. The reverse saturable absorption was found to be dependent on excited state absorption. The optical limiting threshold ranges from 0.40–0.78 (J/cm2). The nanoconjugate of the complex 4 with GSH–CdTeSe/ZnO (QD1) accounted for the most improved triplet state parameters and nonlinear optical behaviour in comparison to complex 4 and the other nanoconjugates studied in this work. Affiliations:
| Nwaji N. | - | IPPT PAN | | David O. O. | - | other affiliation | | John M. | - | other affiliation | | Marcel L. | - | other affiliation | | Samson K. | - | other affiliation | | Jonathan B. | - | other affiliation | | Tebello N. | - | other affiliation |
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