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We analyze the impact of loss in lattices of coupled optical waveguides and find that, in such a case, the hopping between adjacent waveguides is necessarily complex. This results not only in a transition of the light spreading from ballistic to diffusive, but also in a new kind of diffraction that is caused by loss dispersion. We prove our theoretical results with experimental observations.
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We report a new method of growing Mn-doped CdS (CdS:Mn) nanoparticles in an aqueous solution at boiling temperature. The idea is to use precursors that react only at high temperature, in order to gain crystalline luminescent nanoparticles. CdSO(4), Mn(NO(3))(2) and Na(2)S(2)O(3) were used as the precursors, and thioglycerol was employed as the capping agent and also the reaction catalyst. Na(2)S(2)O(3) is thermally sensitive and it releases S(2-) ions upon heating. The CdS:Mn nanoparticles obtained are about 4 nm in size and show both cubic and hexagonal crystalline phases with a ratio of 35% to 65%. The luminescence of nanoparticles contains a peak at 580 nm, which is related to Mn(2+) ions. Prolonged reaction time results in a decrease of the Mn luminescence peak to about 35% of the maximum value. We discuss the possible causes of the Mn peak reduction and attribute it to preferential dissolution of Mn ions into the solution due to shape reconfiguration of the nanoparticles.
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The optical and electrical properties of semiconductor nanoparticles are strongly dependent on their size. A flexible control of the size of the nanoparticles is of interest for tuning their properties for different applications. Here we use a coupled method to control the size of CdS nanoparticles. The method involves the photochemical growth of CdS nanoparticles together with the use of a capping agent as an inhibiting factor. CdS nanoparticles were formed through a photoinduced reaction of CdSO(4) and Na(2)S(2)O(3) in an aqueous solution. Mercaptoethanol (C(2)H(6)OS) was used as the capping agent, and we investigated the effect of illumination time, illumination intensity and the concentration of capping agent on the nanoparticle size. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows crystalline nanoparticles with relatively low dispersion. Optical absorption spectroscopy was mainly used to measure the band gap and size of the nanoparticles. Increasing the illumination time or illumination intensity increases the nanoparticle size, while higher capping agent concentration leads to smaller nanoparticle size. A band gap range of 2.75-3.4 eV was possible with our experimental conditions, corresponding to a 3.2-6.0 nm size range.
