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Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.99, No.48, 17297-17301, 1995
Optical Power Limiting with Solutions of Hexagonal Prism Cage-Shaped Transition-Metal Cluster Mo2Ag4S8(Pph(3))(4)
We report the optical limiting responses of a hexagonal prism cage shaped transition metal cluster Mo2Ag4S8(PPh(3))(4) in acetone and acetonitrile solutions to 8-ns laser pulses. We have observed that the limiting behavior occurs in the entire visible spectrum. The limiting performance of the cluster is 1 order of magnitude better than that of a C-60-toluene solution at a wavelength of 532 nm. The nonlinear absorption and refraction responsible for the Limiting effect are effectively irradiance dependent. The possible underlying mechanism is discussed. With the Z-scan technique, we have determined the effective third-order absorptive and refractive nonlinearity (alpha’(2) and n’(2)) to be (1.0 +/- 0.4) x 10(-3) L cm W-1 mol(-1) and (1.2 +/- 0.5) x 10(-8) L cm(2) W-1 mol(-1), respectively, at 532 nm.
Keywords:REVERSE SATURABLE ABSORPTION;NONLINEAR ABSORPTION;C-70 SOLUTIONS;KINGS COMPLEX;SINGLE-BEAM;REFRACTION;C-60