No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry
Lorenc D, Zhumekenov A, Bakr OM, Alpichshev Z. 2024. No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry. Physical Review Materials. 8(8), 085403.
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Lead halide perovskites have recently been reported to demonstrate an exceptionally high nonlinear (Kerr) refractive index n2 of up to 10−8cm2/W in CH3NH3PbBr3. Other researchers, however, observe different, substantially more conservative numbers. In order to resolve this disagreement, the nonlinear Kerr index of a bulk sample of lead halide perovskite was measured directly by means of an interferometer. This approach has many advantages as compared to the more standard z-scan technique. In particular, this method allows studying the induced changes to the refractive index in a time-resolved manner, thus enabling to separate the different contributions to 𝑛2. The extracted 𝑛2 values for CsPbBr3 and MAPbBr3 at 𝜆≈1µm are 𝑛2=+2.1×10−14cm2/W and 𝑛2=+6×10−15cm2/W, respectively. Hence, these values are substantially lower than what has been indicated in most of the previous reports, implying the latter one should be regarded with great care.
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2024-08-23
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Physical Review Materials
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We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Prof. John
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8
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085403
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Lorenc D, Zhumekenov A, Bakr OM, Alpichshev Z. No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry. Physical Review Materials. 2024;8(8). doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.085403
Lorenc, D., Zhumekenov, A., Bakr, O. M., & Alpichshev, Z. (2024). No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry. Physical Review Materials. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.085403
Lorenc, Dusan, Ayan Zhumekenov, Osman M. Bakr, and Zhanybek Alpichshev. “No Extraordinary χ(3) in Lead-Halide Perovskites: Placing an Upper Bound on Kerr Nonlinearity by Means of Time-Resolved Interferometry.” Physical Review Materials. American Physical Society, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.085403.
D. Lorenc, A. Zhumekenov, O. M. Bakr, and Z. Alpichshev, “No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry,” Physical Review Materials, vol. 8, no. 8. American Physical Society, 2024.
Lorenc D, Zhumekenov A, Bakr OM, Alpichshev Z. 2024. No extraordinary χ(3) in lead-halide perovskites: Placing an upper bound on Kerr nonlinearity by means of time-resolved interferometry. Physical Review Materials. 8(8), 085403.
Lorenc, Dusan, et al. “No Extraordinary χ(3) in Lead-Halide Perovskites: Placing an Upper Bound on Kerr Nonlinearity by Means of Time-Resolved Interferometry.” Physical Review Materials, vol. 8, no. 8, 085403, American Physical Society, 2024, doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.085403.