Graphene-Polymer Nanofiber Membrane for Ultrafast Photonics

作者:Bao Qiaoliang*; Zhang Han; Yang Jia xiang; Wang Shuai; Tong Ding Yuan; Jose Rajan; Ramakrishna Seeram; Lim Chwee Teck; Loh Kian Ping
来源:Advanced Functional Materials, 2010, 20(5): 782-791.
DOI:10.1002/adfm.200901658

摘要

A freestanding membrane composed of a nanofiber network of a graphene-polymer nanocomposite is fabricated by electrospinning and applied as an optical element in fiber lasers. The functionalization of graphene with conjugated organic molecules provides a handle for improving mechanical and thermal properties as well as tuning the optical properties. A small loading (0.07 wt%) of functionalized graphene enhances the total optical absorption of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) by 10 times. The electrospun graphene-polymer nanocomposites exhibit wideband saturable absorbance for laser pulse shaping, and attain a larger modulation depth and smaller nonsaturable loss than single-walled carbon nanotubes. The results show that electrospun graphene nanocomposites are promising candidtates as practical and efficient photonic materials for the generation of ultrashort pulses in fiber lasers.

  • 出版日期2010-3-9
  • 单位南阳理工学院