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Synthesis and Optical Properties of Cu Core/Ti-Related Shell Nanoparticles in Silica Sequentially Implanted With Ti and Cu Ions

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Amorphous SiO2 samples were sequentially implanted with Ti and Cu ions and were then subjected to thermal annealing at different temperatures. The structures and optical properties of the synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) have been characterized in detail. Our results clearly show that the pre-implantation of Ti ions into SiO2 could strongly affect the nucleation and thermal growth of Cu NPs. Core-shell NPs consisting of Cu cores surrounded by Ti-related shells have been revealed in silica sequentially implanted with Ti and Cu ions at the same fluence of 5 × 1016 cm−2 followed by 800 °C annealing. The synthesized NPs exhibit significantly enhanced surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption and improved third-order nonlinear susceptibility as compared with those in the Cu singly implanted sample. The possible mechanisms responsible for the above results have been discussed.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11175129) and the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No. 12JCZDJC 26900).

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    Chunfeng Tao, Guanyi Jia, Xiaoyu Mu, Haitao Dai & Changlong Liu

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Institute of Advanced Materials Physics Faculty of Science, Tianjin, 300072, People’s Republic of China

    Changlong Liu

  3. Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Material Modification of The Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People’s Republic of China

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Tao, C., Jia, G., Mu, X. et al. Synthesis and Optical Properties of Cu Core/Ti-Related Shell Nanoparticles in Silica Sequentially Implanted With Ti and Cu Ions. Plasmonics 10, 1869–1876 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-015-9964-8

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