A new class of third-order nonlinear optical materials: laser pulse-duration dependant saturable absorption and nonlinear refraction in platinum(ii) diimine-dithiolate complexes

  • Anna Pintus
  • , Cristian Pilloni
  • , Gabriele Pippia
  • , Enrico Podda
  • , M. Carla Aragoni
  • , Vito Lippolis
  • , Panagiotis Aloukos
  • , Dionysios Potamianos
  • , Nikolaos Chazapis
  • , Stelios Couris
  • , George C. Anyfantis
  • , Alexandra M.Z. Slawin
  • , J. Derek Woollins
  • , Massimiliano Arca

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    Abstract

    The third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of a series of platinum diimine-dithiolate complexes [Pt(N^N)(S^S)] were investigated by means of Z-scan measurements, revealing second hyperpolarizability values up to 10−29 esu, saturable absorption properties, and nonlinear refractive behaviour, which were rationalized also by means of DFT calculations.

    Original languageBritish English
    Pages (from-to)9423-9432
    Number of pages10
    JournalDalton Transactions
    Volume52
    Issue number27
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 26 Jun 2023

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