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Diacetylene monomer containing p-nitrophenyl azobenzene moiety (NADA) was synthesized. Silver nanoparticles with different concentrations were adulterated in the above polymerized NADA (PNADA) films and the third-order nonlinear optical properties were investigated in detail. UV–vis spectra and transmission electron microscopy were used to confirm the formation of PNADA/Ag nanocomposite films. The silver nanoparticles (average size of 10 nm) were well dispersed in the polymer films. The value of the nonlinear refractive index n 2 for PNADA films (8.48×10−15 cm2/W) was much higher than that of pure polydiacetylene films. Further, the introduction of silver nanoparticles into the PNADA polymer films led to the further enhancement of nonlinear optical properties. The maximum value of n 2 for PNADA/Ag nanocomposite films could be 11.6×10−15 cm2/W. This enhancement should be ascribed to the surface plasmon resonance of silver nanoparticles.
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Chen, X., Tao, J., Zou, G. et al. Nonlinear optical properties of nanometer-size silver composite azobenzene containing polydiacetylene film. Appl. Phys. A 100, 223–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5579-2
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