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Starting monomer of graphdiyne–hexakis[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]benzene: a superior nonlinear absorption material

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Graphdiyne (GDY) is an emerging carbon allotrope consisting of sp- and sp2-hybrid carbon atoms. The sp-hybrid carbon–carbon triple bond structure with strong d–π interaction has endowed GDY special nonlinear absorption (NLA) properties, which is different from graphene. As a starting monomer for synthesizing GDY, hexakis[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]benzene (HEB-TMS) also owns the carbon–carbon triple bond (sp-) and the benzene ring (sp2-) structures (similar to GDY), which stimulates us to explore the NLA properties of HEB-TMS. In this work, two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets of HEB-TMS are successfully prepared using a liquid-phase exfoliation method with the thicknesses of 3.49  ~  4.47 nm. And the broadband NLA properties are researched using an open-aperture Z-scan method (from ultraviolet to infrared waveband). The results demonstrate that HEB-TMS owns excellent NLA characteristics in visible light waveband. The excellent optical limiting properties of HEB-TMS provide the possibility of application in the protection of human eyes and precision optical component in visible light.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11704227, 61505109, 11704226) and Youth Innovative Talents Attracting and Cultivating Plan of Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province No 21.

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    Junjie Yuan, Guowei Liu, Shenggui Fu, Xiaolu Ge, Zhongsheng Man, Kezhen Han, Fang Zhang & Fei Xing

  2. State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Shandong, 250100, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengping Wang & Xinguang Xu

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Yuan, J., Liu, G., Wang, Z. et al. Starting monomer of graphdiyne–hexakis[(trimethylsilyl)ethynyl]benzene: a superior nonlinear absorption material. J Mater Sci 56, 3653–3662 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05476-8

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