000823886 000__ 03772cam\a2200493Ii\4500 000823886 001__ 823886 000823886 005__ 20230306144054.0 000823886 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000823886 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000823886 008__ 171006s2018\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 000823886 019__ $$a1005884282$$a1013500782 000823886 020__ $$a9783319647432$$q(electronic book) 000823886 020__ $$a3319647431$$q(electronic book) 000823886 020__ $$z9783319647425 000823886 020__ $$z3319647423 000823886 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-319-64743-2$$2doi 000823886 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)on1005506744 000823886 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1005506744$$z(OCoLC)1005884282$$z(OCoLC)1013500782 000823886 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dGW5XE$$dEBLCP$$dN$T$$dOCLCF$$dAZU$$dYDX$$dCOO$$dUAB$$dOCLCQ$$dMERUC$$dU3W$$dCAUOI$$dSNK 000823886 049__ $$aISEA 000823886 050_4 $$aQC446.2 000823886 08204 $$a535/.15$$223 000823886 1001_ $$aAntoine, Rodolphe,$$eauthor. 000823886 24510 $$aLiganded silver and gold quantum clusters :$$btowards a new class of nonlinear optical nanomaterials /$$cRodolphe Antoine, Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký. 000823886 264_1 $$aCham, Switzerland :$$bSpringer,$$c[2018] 000823886 300__ $$a1 online resource. 000823886 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000823886 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000823886 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000823886 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 000823886 4901_ $$aSpringerBriefs in materials 000823886 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000823886 5050_ $$a1 Introduction. Background -- 2 Microscopic theory of nonlinear optics for two-photon processes -- 3 Computational Evaluation of Optical Nonlinearities -- 4 Liganded noble metal nanoclusters as new NLO chromophores -- 5 Measurement Techniques of Optical Nonlinearities: Two-photon -- 6 Case studies: Experimental and theoretical -- 7 Summary and future directions -- Index. 000823886 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000823886 520__ $$aMetallic quantum clusters belonging to intermediate size regime between two and few hundred of atoms, represent unique building blocks of new materials. Nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics of liganded silver and gold quantum clusters reveal remarkable features which can be tuned by size, structure and composition. The two-photon absorption cross sections of liganded noble metal quantum clusters are several orders of magnitude larger than that of commercially-available dyes. Therefore, the fundamental photophysical understanding of those two-photon processes in liganded clusters with few metal atoms deserve special attention, in particularly in context of finding the mechanisms responsible for these properties. A broad range of state-of-the-art experimental methods to determine nonlinear optical properties (i.e. two-photon absorption, two-photon excited fluorescence and second harmonic generation) of quantum clusters are presented. The experimental setup and underlying physical concepts are described. Furthermore, the theoretical models and corresponding approaches are used allowing to explain the experimental observations and simultaneously offering the possibility to deduce the key factors necessary to design new classes of nanoclusters with large NLO properties. Additionally, selected studied cases of liganded silver and gold quantum clusters with focus on their NLO properties will be presented as promising candidates for applications in imaging techniques such as fluorescence microscopy or Second-Harmonic Generation microscopy. 000823886 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (viewed October 17, 2017). 000823886 650_0 $$aQuantum optics. 000823886 7001_ $$aBonačić-Koutecký, Vlasta,$$eauthor. 000823886 77608 $$iPrint version: $$z9783319647425 000823886 830_0 $$aSpringerBriefs in materials. 000823886 852__ $$bebk 000823886 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-64743-2$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000823886 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:823886$$pGLOBAL_SET 000823886 980__ $$aEBOOK 000823886 980__ $$aBIB 000823886 982__ $$aEbook 000823886 983__ $$aOnline 000823886 994__ $$a92$$bISE