Two-dimensional(2D)ternary chalcogenides have attracted great attentions because of their novel chemical and physical properties arising from the synergistic effect and stoichiometric variation with the additional thi...Two-dimensional(2D)ternary chalcogenides have attracted great attentions because of their novel chemical and physical properties arising from the synergistic effect and stoichiometric variation with the additional third element compared with their binary counterparts.Here,high-quality 2D tantalum nickel selenide(Ta_(2)NiSe_(5))nanosheets are successfully fabricated by a liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.The ultrafast excited carrier relaxation time and nonlinear optical absorption response are investigated and reveal that the prepared 2D Ta_(2)NiSe_(5)nanosheets have excellent broadband saturable absorption properties,which are further illustrated by three passively Q-switched(PQS)allsolid-state lasers operating at 1.0,2.0 and 2.8μm with the Ta_(2)NiSe_(5)nanosheet-based saturable absorber(SA).Furthermore,mode-locked laser operation with the pulse width as short as 356 fs is also realized at 1.0μm.This work not only demonstrates the excellent nonlinear optical proprieties and optical modulation performance of Ta_(2)NiSe_(5),but also paves the way for exploring the photonic and optoelectronic proprieties of ternary chalcogenide materials.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61975095, 61675116, and 61575110)the Young Scholars Program of Shandong University (2017WLJH48)+3 种基金the Youth Cross Innovation Group of Shandong University (2020QNQT)the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (2019JZZY020206)Shenzhen Science and Technology Research and Development Funds (JCYJ20180305163932273)the Program of State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices (KF201908)
文摘Two-dimensional(2D)ternary chalcogenides have attracted great attentions because of their novel chemical and physical properties arising from the synergistic effect and stoichiometric variation with the additional third element compared with their binary counterparts.Here,high-quality 2D tantalum nickel selenide(Ta_(2)NiSe_(5))nanosheets are successfully fabricated by a liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.The ultrafast excited carrier relaxation time and nonlinear optical absorption response are investigated and reveal that the prepared 2D Ta_(2)NiSe_(5)nanosheets have excellent broadband saturable absorption properties,which are further illustrated by three passively Q-switched(PQS)allsolid-state lasers operating at 1.0,2.0 and 2.8μm with the Ta_(2)NiSe_(5)nanosheet-based saturable absorber(SA).Furthermore,mode-locked laser operation with the pulse width as short as 356 fs is also realized at 1.0μm.This work not only demonstrates the excellent nonlinear optical proprieties and optical modulation performance of Ta_(2)NiSe_(5),but also paves the way for exploring the photonic and optoelectronic proprieties of ternary chalcogenide materials.