Crystal Structure,Electronic and Optical Properties of Epitaxial Alkaline Earth Niobate Thin Films

This impressive thesis offers a comprehensive scientific study of the alkaline earth niobates and describes their nonlinear optical properties for the first time. It explores the crystal structure, electrical properties, optical absorption properties, hot carrier dynamics, nonlinear optical property and strain-induced metal to insulator transition of alkaline earth niobates using advanced experimental techniques. These alkaline earth niobates can have a strong plasmon resonance in the visible range due to their large carrier density, and this unique property gives rise to the emergent phenomenon of photocatalysis and nonlinear optical properties. This series of intrinsic plasmonic materials based on niobates, can be used as a photocatalyst to split water under sunlight, a novel saturable absorber in the high-power ultrashort pulsed laser system, and as a sensor in microelectromechanical systems.

List of contents

Introduction.- Sample Preparation and Characterization Techniques.- The Nature of Electron Transport and Visiblelight Absorption in Strontium Niobate - A Plasmonic Water Splitter.- Comparison of Water Splitting Efficiencies of Mnbo3- d (M = Ca, Sr, Ba).- New Tunable and Low-Loss Correlated Plasmons in Mott-like Insulating Oxides.- The Nonlinear Optical Properties of Mnbo3(M=Ca, Sr, Ba) Thin Films.- Strain-Induced Metal to Insulator Transition in Thin Film of Srnbo3.- Summary and Future Work.

About the author

Cristina Paredes has a degree in Fine Arts by the University of Barcelona and a wide experience in the editorial world, collaborating with several magazines specialized in interior design. She has also collaborated with various photographers as an agent. She currently lives and works in Barcelona.

Summary

Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the National University of Singapore, Singapore
Offers a comprehensive scientific study of the alkaline earth niobates
Discusses intrinsic plasmonic materials based on niobates, which can show photocatalytic properties 

Describes for the first time the nonlinear optical property of alkaline earth niobates

Product details

• Authors: Dongyang Wan
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9783319659114
• ISBN: 978-3-31-965911-4
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 246 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 321 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 120 p. 73 illus., 41 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; B, Microscopy, spectroscopy, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Optical and Electronic Materials, Physics and Astronomy, Electronic materials, Electronic devices & materials, Optical Materials, Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry, Scientific equipment, experiments & techniques, Interfaces (Physical sciences), Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Surface and Interface and Thin Film, Thin films, Surfaces (Physics)