Abstract
Laser dye Rhodamine 6G incorporated into Zirconia-Glymo (Glymo-3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane) glasses obtained by sol-gel method shows increased luminescence in presence of silver nanoparticles (NPs). The mechanism of the increase was studied by continuous and dynamical fluorescence. The intensity enhancement of fluorescence by 225% was obtained in glasses co-doped with silver NPs. The experimental results allow concluding that the increase of fluorescence is mainly due to the interaction of the dye molecules with the scattering of silver plasmons.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2021-2024 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Optical Materials |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2012 |
Keywords
- Laser dye intensification
- Scattering
- Silver nanoparticles