Size and Surface Trap Effects on the Third Order Nonlinear Optical
Properties of CsPbCl3 and CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots
Abstract
Particle size and surface trap effects on the third order nonlinear
optical (NLO) properties of CsPbCl3 and CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots
(PQD) have been investigated using femtosecond (fs) Z-scan experiment.
Firstly, optical, morphological and structural characterizations of the
synthesized PQDs were performed using linear absorption and
photoluminescence (PL) spectra, XRD and TEM methods. Next, NLO
properties of CsPbCl3 and CsPbBr3 PQDs with three different particle
sizes and with and without surface trap states were studied at the
operating wavelength of 800 nm and 3.564 x 1011 W/cm2 intensity. The
calculated values of the nonlinear absorption coefficient, β,
(~10-11 m/W), the nonlinear refraction coefficient,γ,
(~ 10-17 m2/W), and third order susceptibilities, χ(3),
(~ 10-11 esu) for both sample types were seen to be in
line with the literature. The maximum γ values for CsPbCl3 and CsPbBr3
PQDs were observed in the large and medium particle sizes, respectively.
In the case of surface trap free nanomaterials, the unitless figure of
merits were found to be increased more than 100 folds for CsPbCl3 PQDs
and 30 folds for CsPbBr3 PQDs. These results strongly indicate the
significant potential of CsPbCl3 and CsPbBr3 PQDs for numerous nonlinear
applications.