Nonlinear absorption properties of some 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octaalkylphthalocyanines and their metallated derivatives

Aurélien Auger; Werner J. Blau; Paul M. Burnham; Isabelle Chambrier; Michael J. Cook; Benjamin Isare; Fabien Nekelson; Sean M. O'Flaherty

doi:10.1039/b300199g

Nonlinear absorption properties of some 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octaalkylphthalocyanines and their metallated derivatives

Aurélien Auger, Werner J. Blau, Paul M. Burnham, Isabelle Chambrier, Michael J. Cook, Benjamin Isare, Fabien Nekelson, Sean M. O'Flaherty

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Abstract

The third-order nonlinear optical properties of a series of 15 unmetallated and metallated 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octaalkylphthalocyanines have been investigated. The palladium-metallated compound is the strongest nonlinear absorber of the series, but, due to its comparatively high linear absorption coefficient, it exhibits a relatively low ratio of excited- to ground-state absorption cross-sections (kappa) when compared to the other compounds. The highest values for kappa were found for derivatives metallated with indium and lead. The nickel-metallated compounds are the weakest nonlinear absorbers, indicating that they are unsuitable as potential materials for practical passive optical limiters. Phenomenologically, the data for kappa and the saturation energy density (F-sat) were found to follow trends dependent upon the linear absorption coefficient. This may have some implications for the design of phthalocyanines for nonlinear optical applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1042-1047
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b300199g
Publication status	Published - 2003

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Nonlinear absorption properties of some 1,4,8,11,15,18,22,25-octaalkylphthalocyanines and their metallated derivatives. / Auger, Aurélien; Blau, Werner J.; Burnham, Paul M.; Chambrier, Isabelle; Cook, Michael J.; Isare, Benjamin; Nekelson, Fabien; O'Flaherty, Sean M.

In: Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2003, p. 1042-1047.

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