Nanoporous Metallic Network as a Large-Scale 3D Source of Second Harmonic Light

Racheli Ron, Omer Shavit, Hannah Aharon, Marcin Zielinski, Matan Galanty, Adi Salomon

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Abstract

We introduce a large-scale nanoporous metallic network whose building blocks are assembled into an effective nonlinear conductive material, with a considerable conversion efficiency in a wide range of optical wavelengths. The high nonlinear response results from the complexity of the three-dimensional (3D) network structure having a large surface area as well as hot spots in deeper focal plans of the metallic network. Broadband responses of the metallic network are observed by both second harmonic generation (SHG) and cathodoluminescence (CL). The large-scale dimension and generation of randomized hot spots make this 3D metallic network a promising platform for applications like photocatalysis, sensing, or optical imaging such as structured illumination microscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25331-25340
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume123
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Oct 2019

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Funding

R.R thanks the Charles Clore Foundation for fellowship for Ph.D students. H.A thanks the Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources for fellowship for undergraduate to Ph.D students in Energy fields. We thank Prof. M. Oheim for carefully reading the manuscript. This work was supported by the Energy and Water Resources Ministry of Israel (grant no. 016-11-216) and the Israel Science Foundation (ISF)–National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (grant no. 2525/17). R.R thanks the Charles Clore Foundation for fellowship for Ph.D students. H.A thanks the Ministry of National Infrastructures Energy and Water Resources for fellowship for undergraduate to Ph.D students in Energy fields. We thank Prof. M. Oheim for carefully reading the manuscript. This work was supported by the Energy and Water Resources Ministry of Israel (grant no. 016-11-216) and the Israel Science Foundation (ISF)?National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (grant no. 2525/17).

FundersFunder number
Charles Clore Foundation
Energy and Water Resources Ministry of Israel016-11-216
National Natural Science Foundation of China2525/17
Israel Science Foundation
Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources

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