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Synthesis and characterization of Au Nanoparticles by seed–growth method use as saturation absorber for visible laser Q-switched pulse generation

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Using a seed–growth method, chemical reduction in aqueous solution was used to create gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). As seeds, AuNPs have been created and used as a nucleating agent with regard to the gold colloids’ anisotropic growth. The various seed quantities were added to the gold chloride-containing growth solution, and NPs have started to grow as a result. Au seeds are typically 20 nm in spherical and size in shape, while gold is 25–30 nm in size and spherical in shape. Peak absorption from nanospheres was measured between 535 nm and 530 nm. The surface plasmon band’s absorption peaks moved to the short wavelength region. AuNPs are doped with PMMA to create thin films that can be used as saturation absorbers (passive Q-switching) for Q-switching in visible region and green LEDs at various frequencies in the RhB fluorescence region. Those properties include the suitability of the resulting NPs for optoelectronic applications.

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Each co-author has made unique contributions to the work. The author AAHA prepared the thin films and contributed to writing the article draft. He wrote the program for optical properties and contributed to the analysis of the results. As the author FAHM, he supervised the work and reviewed the article draft.

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Al Hasan Hatem Ali, A., A-H.Mutlak, F. Synthesis and characterization of Au Nanoparticles by seed–growth method use as saturation absorber for visible laser Q-switched pulse generation. J Opt 53, 1598–1608 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-023-01337-0

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