Tellurium based materials for nonlinear optical applications
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Priya Rose Thankamani
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Sheenu Thomas
Abstract
Materials having broadband nonlinear optical responses find applications in photonics and optoelectronics devices. Novel materials with improved nonlinear optical properties are necessary for realizing effective all-optical switches, modulators etc. Tellurium (Te) and novel low-dimensional derivatives of Te offer intriguing nonlinear optical responses, making them promising candidates for design of various photonic devices.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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- Synthesis and application of organotellurium compounds
- Tellurium-based chemical sensors
- Synthesis of antiviral drugs by using carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation under greener conditions
- Green protocols for Tsuji–Trost allylation: an overview
- Chemistry of tellurium containing macrocycles
- Tellurium-induced cyclization of olefinic compounds
- Latest developments on the synthesis of bioactive organotellurium scaffolds
- Tellurium-based solar cells
- Semiconductor characteristics of tellurium and its implementations
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- Pharmaceutical cocrystal consisting of ascorbic acid with p-aminobenzoic acid and paracetamol
- Carbocatalysis: a metal free green avenue towards carbon–carbon/heteroatom bond construction
- Physico-chemical and nutraceutical properties of Cola lepidota seed oil
- Cyclohexane oxidation using advanced oxidation processes with metals and metal oxides as catalysts: a review
- Optimization of electrolysis and carbon capture processes for sustainable production of chemicals through Power-to-X
- Tellurium-induced functional group activation
- Synthesis, characterization, and theoretical investigation of 4-chloro-6(phenylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)asmino-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)thiazol-5-yl-diazenyl)phenyl as potential SARS-CoV-2 agent
- Process intensification and digital twin – the potential for the energy transition in process industries
- Photovoltaic properties of novel reactive azobenzoquinolines: experimental and theoretical investigations
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- Manufacturing defects and interfacial adhesion of Arenga Pinnata and kenaf fibre reinforced fibreglass/kevlar hybrid composite in boat construction application
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