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Structural influence of the inorganic network in the laser performance of dye-doped hybrid materials

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We report a systematic study of the influence on the laser action of Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) of the composition and structure of new hybrid matrices based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) as organic monomer and different weight proportions of dimethyldiethoxysilane (DEOS) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as inorganic part. We selected mixtures of di- and tetra-functionalized alkoxides trying to decrease, in a controlled way, the rigidity of the three-dimensional network by making use of the flexibility provided by the linear chains acting as a spacer of the inorganic domains. The organization of the molecular units in these nanomaterials was studied through a structural analysis by solid-state NMR. The different reactivity exhibited by di- and tetra-functionalized silanols generates a non-homogeneous tri-dimensional network. Thus, the laser performance in dye-doped hybrid materials is improved when the inorganic phase is composed of a unique alkoxide.

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  1. Instituto de Química-Física ‘Rocasolano’, CSIC, Serrano 119, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    A. Costela & I. GarcÍa-moreno

  2. Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    O. GarcÍa, D. Del Agua & R. Sastre

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Costela, A., GarcÍa-moreno, I., GarcÍa, O. et al. Structural influence of the inorganic network in the laser performance of dye-doped hybrid materials. Appl. Phys. B 80, 749–755 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-1782-9

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