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Intensity-Dependent Thermally Induced Nonlinear Optical Response of Two-Dimensional Layered Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides in Suspension

We report experimental studies of spatial self-phase modulation (SSPM) in liquid suspensions of semiconducting MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, WS2, semimetallic ZrTe2, WTe2, and metallic NbS2, NbSe2 using linearly and circularly polarized light with CW or CW-mode-locked (ML) excitation lasers. For the semicondu...

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Published in:ACS photonics 2023-02, Vol.10 (2), p.484-492
Main Authors: Bautista, Jessica E. Q., Campos, Cecília L. A. V., da Silva-Neto, Manoel L., de Araújo, Cid B., Jawaid, Ali M., Busch, Robert, Vaia, Richard A., Gomes, Anderson S. L.
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Language:English
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Summary:We report experimental studies of spatial self-phase modulation (SSPM) in liquid suspensions of semiconducting MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, WS2, semimetallic ZrTe2, WTe2, and metallic NbS2, NbSe2 using linearly and circularly polarized light with CW or CW-mode-locked (ML) excitation lasers. For the semiconducting suspension of nanoflakes, excitation above and below the bandgap was performed. The results show that the intensity-dependent changes in the refractive index responsible for SSPM and associated ring formation are explained as arising from thermal origin. Measured values of the effective thermal nonlinear coefficient, n2,th, range from ∼4.3 × 10–7 to ∼4.2 × 10–5 cm2/W, depending on the absorption strength of the suspension, and are independent of the optical excitation regime (polarization and laser mode of operation). The use of circularly polarized light to obtain the same results as seen with linearly polarized light is fundamental to complement the results, demonstrating that at the spectro-temporal regimes studied, thermal nonlinearity explains well the ring formation, in addition to providing the original SSPM results for NbS2, ZrTe2, and WTe2.
ISSN:2330-4022
2330-4022
DOI:10.1021/acsphotonics.2c01598