Advanced Optical Waveguide Design via Encapsulation of 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Chloride in Oxide Glasses

Abstract

Pyrylium ion (C5H5O+) based salts exhibit distinctive optical properties that can be tuned by external stimuli such as temperature and pressure, making them suitable materials for various nanoscale optoelectronic applications. However, their practical use has been limited by their solid powdered form, which poses challenges for integration into realistic devices. Herein, we present a low-temperature, post-melting encapsulation method for the incorporation of 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium chloride salt within transparent phosphate glasses containing dispersed silver nanoparticles. This synthesis approach enables spatially controlled vitrification of high- refractive index pyrylium pathways within the glass matrix. The encapsulated salt retains its structural and optical properties, while the presence of randomly dispersed silver nanoparticles enhances light transmission upon scattering effects. The resulting pyrylium salt-glass composited exhibit robust waveguiding characteristics, positioning this technique as a promising route for the fabrication of advanced nano-engineered optoelectronic devices.

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 May 2025
Accepted
25 Jul 2025
First published
31 Jul 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Advanced Optical Waveguide Design via Encapsulation of 2,4,6-Triphenylpyrylium Chloride in Oxide Glasses

E. Agapaki, I. Konidakis, E. Evlyukhin, K. Katsara, G. Kenanakis, D. King, H. Han, P. K. Bhowmik and E. Stratakis, Nanoscale, 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5NR02213D

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