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Conjugated polymer-fullerene blend with strong optical limiting in the near-infrared
Conjugated polymer-fullerene blend with strong optical limiting in the near-infrared
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Chi, San-Hui
Hales, Joel M.
Cozzuol, Matteo
Ochoa, Charles
Fitzpatrick, Madison
Perry, Joseph W.
Hales, Joel M.
Cozzuol, Matteo
Ochoa, Charles
Fitzpatrick, Madison
Perry, Joseph W.
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Optical-quality, melt processable thick films of a conjugated polymer blend containing poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethyl-hexyloxy)-(phenylene vinylene)) (MEH-PPV), a ₆₀ derivative (PCBM) and a plasticizer (1,2-di-iso-octylphthalate) have been developed and their nonlinear absorption and optical limiting properties have been investigated. These blend materials exhibited strong optical limiting characteristics in the near infrared region (750-900 nm), with broad temporal dynamic range spanning femtosecond to nanosecond pulse widths. The dispersion of the optical limiting figure-of-merit of the MEH-PPV:PCBM:DOP blend shows a peak near the wavelength of the MEH-PPV cation, indicating an important role of one-photon and two-photon induced charge transfer in the nonlinear absorption response.
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2009-11
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