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Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties
Until recently, planar carbonaceous structures such as graphene did not show any birefringence under normal incidence. In contrast, a recently reported novel orthorhombic carbonaceous structure with metal nanoparticle inclusions does show intrinsic birefringence, outperforming other natural orthorho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7407132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32679699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10071376 |
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author | Butt, Muhammad Abdullah Mamonova, Daria Petrov, Yuri Proklova, Alexandra Kritchenkov, Ilya Manshina, Alina Banzer, Peter Leuchs, Gerd |
author_facet | Butt, Muhammad Abdullah Mamonova, Daria Petrov, Yuri Proklova, Alexandra Kritchenkov, Ilya Manshina, Alina Banzer, Peter Leuchs, Gerd |
author_sort | Butt, Muhammad Abdullah |
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description | Until recently, planar carbonaceous structures such as graphene did not show any birefringence under normal incidence. In contrast, a recently reported novel orthorhombic carbonaceous structure with metal nanoparticle inclusions does show intrinsic birefringence, outperforming other natural orthorhombic crystalline materials. These flake-like structures self-assemble during a laser-induced growth process. In this article, we explore the potential of this novel material and the design freedom during production. We study in particular the dependence of the optical and geometrical properties of these hybrid carbon-metal flakes on the fabrication parameters. The influence of the laser irradiation time, concentration of the supramolecular complex in the solution, and an external electric field applied during the growth process are investigated. In all cases, the self-assembled metamaterial exhibits a strong linear birefringence in the visible spectral range, while the wavelength-dependent attenuation was found to hinge on the concentration of the supramolecular complex in the solution. By varying the fabrication parameters one can steer the shape and size of the flakes. This study provides a route towards fabrication of novel hybrid carbon-metal flakes with tailored optical and geometrical properties. |
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spelling | pubmed-74071322020-08-11 Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties Butt, Muhammad Abdullah Mamonova, Daria Petrov, Yuri Proklova, Alexandra Kritchenkov, Ilya Manshina, Alina Banzer, Peter Leuchs, Gerd Nanomaterials (Basel) Communication Until recently, planar carbonaceous structures such as graphene did not show any birefringence under normal incidence. In contrast, a recently reported novel orthorhombic carbonaceous structure with metal nanoparticle inclusions does show intrinsic birefringence, outperforming other natural orthorhombic crystalline materials. These flake-like structures self-assemble during a laser-induced growth process. In this article, we explore the potential of this novel material and the design freedom during production. We study in particular the dependence of the optical and geometrical properties of these hybrid carbon-metal flakes on the fabrication parameters. The influence of the laser irradiation time, concentration of the supramolecular complex in the solution, and an external electric field applied during the growth process are investigated. In all cases, the self-assembled metamaterial exhibits a strong linear birefringence in the visible spectral range, while the wavelength-dependent attenuation was found to hinge on the concentration of the supramolecular complex in the solution. By varying the fabrication parameters one can steer the shape and size of the flakes. This study provides a route towards fabrication of novel hybrid carbon-metal flakes with tailored optical and geometrical properties. MDPI 2020-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7407132/ /pubmed/32679699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10071376 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Butt, Muhammad Abdullah Mamonova, Daria Petrov, Yuri Proklova, Alexandra Kritchenkov, Ilya Manshina, Alina Banzer, Peter Leuchs, Gerd Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title | Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title_full | Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title_fullStr | Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title_short | Hybrid Orthorhombic Carbon Flakes Intercalated with Bimetallic Au-Ag Nanoclusters: Influence of Synthesis Parameters on Optical Properties |
title_sort | hybrid orthorhombic carbon flakes intercalated with bimetallic au-ag nanoclusters: influence of synthesis parameters on optical properties |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7407132/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32679699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano10071376 |
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