Impact of SiO$_2$ nanoparticle morphology on scattering efficiency for random lasers

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Hauptverfasser: Machado, Yan D. R., Germano, Gleice C. M., Pecoraro, Edison, Costa, Antonio Mario L. M., Carvalho, Isabel C. S.
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author Machado, Yan D. R.
Germano, Gleice C. M.
Pecoraro, Edison
Costa, Antonio Mario L. M.
Carvalho, Isabel C. S.
author_facet Machado, Yan D. R.
Germano, Gleice C. M.
Pecoraro, Edison
Costa, Antonio Mario L. M.
Carvalho, Isabel C. S.
contents In this work, we compared the effect of Quartzite nanoparticles (QtzNP - crystalline SiO$_2$) and amorphous silica nanoparticles (ASNP) as scatters in a random laser (RL), correlating the laser efficiency to the morphology and refractive index (RI) of the scatterers. The RL was based on a laser media containing suspensions of QtzNPs or ASNPs in Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) and ethylene glycol (EG) suspension. It was observed a considerable increase in RL efficiency for QtzNPs, as compared to ASNPs, even for concentrations as low as 0.5mg/mL. Such grow in the RL eficiency is attributed to the higher RI of QtzNPs (n=1.54), which in-creases the reflectance of light on the particles surface and the high field scattering intensity in the sharp edges of the flat slab shapes, associated to the particle's morphology. Finite Element Method (FEM) simu-lations were also performed for different particle size and shapes and an output increase is noticed for QtzNPs when compared with the ASNP confirming the experimental results. The comparison between the morphology of QtzNPs and ASNPs on scattering efficiency reported here contribute to optimize the performance of laser systems with natural and synthetic nanomaterials.
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spellingShingle Impact of SiO$_2$ nanoparticle morphology on scattering efficiency for random lasers
Machado, Yan D. R.
Germano, Gleice C. M.
Pecoraro, Edison
Costa, Antonio Mario L. M.
Carvalho, Isabel C. S.
Optics
Applied Physics
In this work, we compared the effect of Quartzite nanoparticles (QtzNP - crystalline SiO$_2$) and amorphous silica nanoparticles (ASNP) as scatters in a random laser (RL), correlating the laser efficiency to the morphology and refractive index (RI) of the scatterers. The RL was based on a laser media containing suspensions of QtzNPs or ASNPs in Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) and ethylene glycol (EG) suspension. It was observed a considerable increase in RL efficiency for QtzNPs, as compared to ASNPs, even for concentrations as low as 0.5mg/mL. Such grow in the RL eficiency is attributed to the higher RI of QtzNPs (n=1.54), which in-creases the reflectance of light on the particles surface and the high field scattering intensity in the sharp edges of the flat slab shapes, associated to the particle's morphology. Finite Element Method (FEM) simu-lations were also performed for different particle size and shapes and an output increase is noticed for QtzNPs when compared with the ASNP confirming the experimental results. The comparison between the morphology of QtzNPs and ASNPs on scattering efficiency reported here contribute to optimize the performance of laser systems with natural and synthetic nanomaterials.
title Impact of SiO$_2$ nanoparticle morphology on scattering efficiency for random lasers
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.16110