Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids

In this study, nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption of Ag nanometal polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), Au/PVP, and Au in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) prepared by γ-radiation method were investigated using a single beam Z-scan technique. We measured the nonlinear refraction coefficient of silver n...

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spelling my-upm-ir.196242014-06-12T06:33:41Z Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids 2011-02 Shahriari, Esmaeil In this study, nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption of Ag nanometal polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), Au/PVP, and Au in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) prepared by γ-radiation method were investigated using a single beam Z-scan technique. We measured the nonlinear refraction coefficient of silver nanofluid in concentrations ranging from 1.170×10 -3 to 5.885×10-3 M and in sizes ranging from 17.8 to 64.1 nm. We found the nonlinear refractive index is in the range of -4.18×10-8 to -9.57×10-8 cm2/W. This nonlinear effect increases as the concentration increases. A nonlinear relationship was obtained between nonlinear refractive index and particle size. The nonlinear absorption coefficient of Ag nanofluid at concentration of 4.71×10-3 M and three different sizes obtained to be 5.8×10-3, 4.5×10-3 and 3.2×10-3 cm/W. The results show that the particle size gives a significant effect to the nonlinear absorption coefficient. Nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption of Au nanoparticle suspended in PVA solution at the range of concentration 1.471×10-4 to 7.063×10-4 M corresponding to particle size ranging from 7.0 to 58.0 nm was measured by using Z-scan technique. The Au nanofluid shows a good third-order nonlinear response. The sign of nonlinear refractive index is negative and the magnitude is in the range of -3.4×10-8 to -2.4×10-7 cm2/W. This nonlinear effect is found to increase with the increasing of particle sizes. These results show that the Au/PVA nanofluid give significant values of nonlinear refractive index, thus it could be a good candidate for optical devices. The nonlinear optical characteristic of Au nanoparticle suspended in PVP solution at the range of concentration 2.354×10-4 to 2.354×10-3 M corresponding to particle size of 4.0 to 48.2 nm was also studied by using Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index value is in the range of -4.34×10-8 to -1.06×10-6 cm2/W. The nonlinear refractive index was found to increase with the increasing of concentration and particle sizes. All samples show the self-defocusing phenomenon. A dual beam mode-mismatched thermal lens method was employed to investigate the dependence of thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP, Au/PVA, and Au/PVP nanofluids on nanoparticles sizes and concentration. Thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP nanofluids at concentration range of 1.170×10-3 to 5.885 ×10-3 M with particle size from 17.8 to 64.1 nm was found to be in the range of 1.22×10-3 to 2.87×10-3 cm2/s. We found that thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP nonlinearly increased with the increasing particle sizes and linearly increased with increasing the concentration of nanoparticles. Thermal diffusivity of Au/PVA nanofluids in the range of concentration 1.471×10-4 to 5.886×10-4 M and particle size ranging 7.0 to 41.2 nm was also measured and the values was ranging from 1.40×10-3 to 3.49×10-3 cm2/s. The thermal diffusivity increased systematically with concentration as increasing the doses. However, thermal diffusivity as a function of particle size increased unsystematically with increasing the irradiation dose. Thermal diffusivity of Au/PVP at two different concentrations, 4.708×10-4 M (particle size ranging from13.0-40.3 nm) and 5.886×10-4 M (particle size ranging from 15.5-48.2 nm) has been measured and the value varied from 3.04×10-3 to 4.84×10-3 cm2/s. In this case, the results show that thermal diffusivity of Au/PVP nanofluids increases with increasing the particle size. Nanofluids Thermal diffusivity Nonlinear optics 2011-02 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19624/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19624/1/FS_2011_4.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Nanofluids Thermal diffusivity Nonlinear optics Faculty of Science English
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topic Nanofluids
Thermal diffusivity
Nonlinear optics
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Thermal diffusivity
Nonlinear optics
Shahriari, Esmaeil
Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
description In this study, nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption of Ag nanometal polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), Au/PVP, and Au in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) prepared by γ-radiation method were investigated using a single beam Z-scan technique. We measured the nonlinear refraction coefficient of silver nanofluid in concentrations ranging from 1.170×10 -3 to 5.885×10-3 M and in sizes ranging from 17.8 to 64.1 nm. We found the nonlinear refractive index is in the range of -4.18×10-8 to -9.57×10-8 cm2/W. This nonlinear effect increases as the concentration increases. A nonlinear relationship was obtained between nonlinear refractive index and particle size. The nonlinear absorption coefficient of Ag nanofluid at concentration of 4.71×10-3 M and three different sizes obtained to be 5.8×10-3, 4.5×10-3 and 3.2×10-3 cm/W. The results show that the particle size gives a significant effect to the nonlinear absorption coefficient. Nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption of Au nanoparticle suspended in PVA solution at the range of concentration 1.471×10-4 to 7.063×10-4 M corresponding to particle size ranging from 7.0 to 58.0 nm was measured by using Z-scan technique. The Au nanofluid shows a good third-order nonlinear response. The sign of nonlinear refractive index is negative and the magnitude is in the range of -3.4×10-8 to -2.4×10-7 cm2/W. This nonlinear effect is found to increase with the increasing of particle sizes. These results show that the Au/PVA nanofluid give significant values of nonlinear refractive index, thus it could be a good candidate for optical devices. The nonlinear optical characteristic of Au nanoparticle suspended in PVP solution at the range of concentration 2.354×10-4 to 2.354×10-3 M corresponding to particle size of 4.0 to 48.2 nm was also studied by using Z-scan technique. The nonlinear refractive index value is in the range of -4.34×10-8 to -1.06×10-6 cm2/W. The nonlinear refractive index was found to increase with the increasing of concentration and particle sizes. All samples show the self-defocusing phenomenon. A dual beam mode-mismatched thermal lens method was employed to investigate the dependence of thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP, Au/PVA, and Au/PVP nanofluids on nanoparticles sizes and concentration. Thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP nanofluids at concentration range of 1.170×10-3 to 5.885 ×10-3 M with particle size from 17.8 to 64.1 nm was found to be in the range of 1.22×10-3 to 2.87×10-3 cm2/s. We found that thermal diffusivity of Ag/PVP nonlinearly increased with the increasing particle sizes and linearly increased with increasing the concentration of nanoparticles. Thermal diffusivity of Au/PVA nanofluids in the range of concentration 1.471×10-4 to 5.886×10-4 M and particle size ranging 7.0 to 41.2 nm was also measured and the values was ranging from 1.40×10-3 to 3.49×10-3 cm2/s. The thermal diffusivity increased systematically with concentration as increasing the doses. However, thermal diffusivity as a function of particle size increased unsystematically with increasing the irradiation dose. Thermal diffusivity of Au/PVP at two different concentrations, 4.708×10-4 M (particle size ranging from13.0-40.3 nm) and 5.886×10-4 M (particle size ranging from 15.5-48.2 nm) has been measured and the value varied from 3.04×10-3 to 4.84×10-3 cm2/s. In this case, the results show that thermal diffusivity of Au/PVP nanofluids increases with increasing the particle size.
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author Shahriari, Esmaeil
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title Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
title_short Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
title_full Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
title_fullStr Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
title_full_unstemmed Optical Nonlinearities and Thermal Diffusivity of Ag and Au Nanofluids
title_sort optical nonlinearities and thermal diffusivity of ag and au nanofluids
granting_institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
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publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19624/1/FS_2011_4.pdf
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