Nonlinear Optical Modulation Characteristics of MXene Cr2C for 2 μm Pulsed Lasers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Preparation and Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Materials | Output Power (mW) | Pulse Duration (ns) | Pulse Repetition Rate (kHz) | Single Pulse Energy (μJ) | Peak Power (W) | Crystal | Reference |
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Mo2C | 547 | 136 | 261 | 2.09 | 15.41 | Nd: YAG | [16] |
black phosphorus | 151 | 1780 | 19.25 | 7.84 | 4.4 | Tm, Ho: YAP | [31] |
graphene | 310 | 285 | 190 | 5.61 | 1.6 | Tm: KLu(WO4)2 | [32] |
MoS2 | 410 | 458.8 | 83.1 | 4.93 | 10.7 | Tm: YAP | [33] |
WS2 | 668 | 528.4 | 87.7 | 7.62 | 14.4 | Tm: YAP | [33] |
MoTe2 | 1210 | 380 | 144 | 8.4 | 22.2 | Tm: YAP | [34] |
Mg-MOF-74 | 660 | 313 | 117 | 5.6 | 18 | Tm: YAP | [35] |
Cr2C | 155 | 602 | 55 | 3.96 | 4.36 | Tm: YAP | this work |
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Yu, J.; Chen, Z.; Li, T.; Feng, T.; Huang, J.; Liu, Y.; Ni, Z.; Yu, L.; Qiao, W. Nonlinear Optical Modulation Characteristics of MXene Cr2C for 2 μm Pulsed Lasers. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131965
Yu J, Chen Z, Li T, Feng T, Huang J, Liu Y, Ni Z, Yu L, Qiao W. Nonlinear Optical Modulation Characteristics of MXene Cr2C for 2 μm Pulsed Lasers. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(13):1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131965
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Jingcheng, Zijun Chen, Tao Li, Tianli Feng, Jiacheng Huang, Yizhou Liu, Zheng Ni, Li Yu, and Wenchao Qiao. 2023. "Nonlinear Optical Modulation Characteristics of MXene Cr2C for 2 μm Pulsed Lasers" Nanomaterials 13, no. 13: 1965. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131965