Thermo-optical properties of glasses doped with semiconductor or metallic nanoparticles and rare-earth ions

Nanocomposites doped with rare-earth ions have been largely investigated from their optical point of view for different applications that range from LEDs, sensors, amplifiers, and optical switches to newnanophotonic devices. The use of nanoparticles has improved the optical properties of these ions...

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Autores: Valenzuela Bell, Maria José, Dantas, Noelio Oliveira, Pires Kassab, Luciana Reyes [UNESP], de Carvalho dos Anjos, Virgílio
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/205277
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818396-0.00001-7
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205277
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Codoping
Metallic nanocomposites
Nanocomposite glasses
Thermal lens
Thermo-optical parameters
Volumetric heat capacity
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Sumario:Nanocomposites doped with rare-earth ions have been largely investigated from their optical point of view for different applications that range from LEDs, sensors, amplifiers, and optical switches to newnanophotonic devices. The use of nanoparticles has improved the optical properties of these ions by a large amount. However, there are few works reporting on their thermal properties, specifically theirthermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and temperature coefficient of the optical path. In this chapter, we present a review of the main results obtained in the literature and discuss the influence of metallic and semiconductor nanoparticles in glassy hosts doped with rare-earth ions. It is demonstrated that the thermal properties may be improved, depending on the type, composition, and concentration of the nanoparticles.