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Efficient Tuning of the Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Some Functionalized Boron-Dipyrromethene Dyes

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In the present work, the third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) response of some recently synthesized, functionally substituted Boron-Dipyrromethene (BODIPY) derivatives is studied, and their nonlinear optical properties are investigated using the Z-scan technique, employing 4 ns, visible (532 nm) and near-infrared (1064 nm) laser excitation. The present findings demonstrate the importance of functionalization of the BODIPY core and the versatility it offers for the modification of the photophysical properties of these chromophores, allowing for the very efficient tuning of both the magnitude and the sign of the nonlinear absorption and refraction of the BODIPYs, making them very promising materials for several optoelectronic applications. The obtained results are discussed and compared with the results of other similar BODIPYs reported in the literature.

Source: Nanomaterials

DOI: 10.3390/nano15201549

Authors: Ioannis Orfanos, Panagiotis Aloukos, Antonia Kaloudi-Chantzea, George Pistolis, Stelios Couris

Institutions: University of Patras, National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Language: English

Topic: Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896

OpenAlex ID: W4415128607

FWCI: 0.241

Cites: 49

Cited by: 1

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