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Measurements of Nonlinear Optical Properties of PVDF/ZnO Using Z-Scan Technique

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The nonlinear optical properties of ZnO nanoparticles dispersed in poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) polymer are investigated. PVDF/ZnO nanocomposites were prepared by mixing different concentrations of ZnO nanoparticles, as the filler, with PVDF, as the polymer matrix, using casting method. Acetone was used as a solvent for the polymer. FTIR spectra of the samples were analyzed thus confirming the formation of α and β phases. The absorbance spectra of the samples were obtained, thereby showing high absorption in the UV region. The linear absorption coefficient was calculated. The single-beam Z-scan technique was used to measure the nonlinear refractive index and the nonlinear absorption coefficient of the PVDF/ZnO nanocomposite samples. We observed that the nonlinear refractive index is in the order of 10−13 cm2/W with the negative sign, whereas the nonlinear absorption coefficient is in the order of 10−8 cm/W.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution and the financial support by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia under research grant (FRGS/1/2013/SG02/UKM/01/1).

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  1. School of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Haider Mohammed Shanshool, Muhammad Yahaya & Ibtisam Yahya Abdullah

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Malaysia

    Wan Mahmood Mat Yunus

  3. Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Haider Mohammed Shanshool

  4. Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

    Ibtisam Yahya Abdullah

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Shanshool, H.M., Yahaya, M., Yunus, W.M.M. et al. Measurements of Nonlinear Optical Properties of PVDF/ZnO Using Z-Scan Technique. Braz J Phys 45, 538–544 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-015-0345-8

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