Optical limiters based on silver nanoparticles embedded in amorphous polystyrene (original) (raw)

Nanocomposites comprising silver nanoparticles embedded in amorphous polystyrene are examined for their potential in fabricating linear optical limiters due to their transparency and specific surface plasmon resonance (SPR) characteristics. This study utilizes silver acetylacetonate as a metallorganic precursor to uniformly distribute silver nanoparticles in the polymer, thus enabling the creation of materials with favorable optical properties. Various experimental techniques, including thermal decomposition and optical spectroscopy, are employed to analyze the properties and performance of the resulting nanocomposite films.