Abstract

AbstractWe present a systematic study on the nonlinear optical properties of silicon nanocrystals (Si-nc) grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD). The sign and magnitude of both real and imaginary parts of third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ(3) of Si-nc are measured by Z-scan method. While the closed aperture Z-scan reveals a sign of positive nonlinearity, the open aperture measurements suggests a nonlinear absorption coefficients. Absolute values of χ(3) are in the order of 10-9 esu and show systematic correlation with the Si-nc size, due to quantum confinement related effects.

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