Synthesis and Investigation of the Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Alloyed CdSe0.3Te0.7Nanocrystals

Abstract

Alloyed CdSe 0.3 Te 0.7nanocrystals (NCs) were prepared by a thermochemical method using Thioglycolic acid (TGA) as a capping agent molecule. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis demonstrated hexagonal phase NCs with an average size of around 2.5 nm. Synthesized NCs indicated a narrow band emission with a peak located at 561 nm. Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the CdSe 0.3 Te 0.7NCs have been investigated by z-scan technique using Continuum Wave H e– Ne laser. The nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refraction index were obtained in the order of 10-2 and 10-8, respectively. The results revealed that these NCs exhibit strong NLO properties effects such as self-defocusing and two photons absorption.