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Synthesis, characterization and investigation of linear and infra-red nonlinear optical properties of TiO2/ZnO core/shell nanospheres

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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles have been synthesized by the chemical co-precipitation technique and then they have been coated with zinc oxide shell layers using a refluxing method to form TiO2/ZnO core/shell nanoheterojunctions. The physicochemical properties of as-synthesized core/shell nanoheterojunctions have been examined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transfer infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Photoluminescence (PL) emission spectroscopy has been carried out to analyze the linear optical characteristics at an excitation wavelength of 270 nm. A red shift towards longer wavelengths has been detected in NBE-related energies of TiO2/ZnO core/shell nanoheterojunctions compared to the sole TiO2 nanostructures. Third-order nonlinear optical studies have been performed by a single-beam Z-scan technique using a pulsed Nd-YVO4 laser system at a wavelength of 1064 nm. Third-order nonlinear refractive indices have been estimated as 10–12 m2/W. The sign of nonlinear refractive indices has been found to be negative, indicating self-defocusing behavior in the near infra-red region.

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The present study was partially supported by Ahvaz Branch of Islamic Azad University and the authors would like to thank the Research Council for their generous support of this work.

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    Azadeh Haghighatzadeh

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    Babak Mazinani

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Haghighatzadeh, A., Mazinani, B. Synthesis, characterization and investigation of linear and infra-red nonlinear optical properties of TiO2/ZnO core/shell nanospheres. Appl. Phys. B 126, 177 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-020-07529-x

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