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Investigation of third-order nonlinear optical properties of nanostructured Ni-doped CdS thin films under continuous wave laser illumination

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We report the third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties and optical limiting (OL) thresholds of pure CdS and Ni-doped CdS thin films have been investigated with the Z-scan technique under continuous wave laser excitation. Nanocrystalline CdS thin films with various doping concentrations of Ni (0%, 1%, 3%, 5% and 10 at.%) are prepared by spray-pyrolysis technique. XRD patterns reveal that all the prepared films are polycrystalline and the incorporation of Ni does not lead to major changes in the crystalline phase of Cd1−xNixS thin films. The surface morphology of the prepared films is impacted by the Ni-doping and is indicated by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) images. With an increase in Ni-doping concentration, the energy band-gap value decreased from 2.48 eV to 2.23 eV. From the Z-scan data, it is observed that the material show strong two-photon absorption (2PA) and with an increase in Ni-doping concentrations from 0 to 10 at.%, the nonlinear absorption coefficient (β) are enhanced from 0.92 × 10−5 to 4.46 × 10−5 (cm W−1), nonlinear refractive index (n2) from 0.2967 × 10−9 to 0.1297 × 10−8 (cm2 W−1) and thereby the third-order NLO susceptibility (χ(3)) values also increased from 1.7075 × 10−6 to 7.4743 × 10−6 (esu). OL characteristics of the prepared films are studied at the experimental wavelength. The results propose that the Cd1−xNixS film is a capable material for nonlinear optical devices at 532 nm and optical power limiting applications.

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The author Raghavendra Bairy would like to express thanks to NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, India for providing the research facilities and encouragement to carry out the study. Authors are grateful to Mangalore University DST-PURSE laboratory for providing the FESEM facility and the Department of Physics, KLE college of Engineering, Hubballi for providing the Z-scan facilities.

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  1. Department of Physics, N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala, 574110, India

    Raghavendra Bairy & G. K. Shivakumar

  2. Department of Physics, Alva’s Institute of Engineering and Technology, Moodabidri, 574227, India

    A. Jayarama

  3. Department of PG Physics, Alva’s College, Moodabidri, 574227, India

    A. Jayarama

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala, 574110, India

    K. Radhakrishnan

  5. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, NITK, Surathkal, 575014, India

    Udaya K. Bhat

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Bairy, R., Jayarama, A., Shivakumar, G.K. et al. Investigation of third-order nonlinear optical properties of nanostructured Ni-doped CdS thin films under continuous wave laser illumination. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 6993–7004 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01017-5

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