Table 2. Comparison of Third-Order NLO Susceptibility (χ(3)) Values for Other Nonlinear Optical Materials and CQDs.
materials | method | (χ(3)) (esu) | ref |
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sugarcane waste CQDs | hydrothermal | 3.939 × 10–7 | present work |
orange waste CQDs | hydrothermal | 2.774 × 10–7 | (65) |
N-CDs | one-step wet chemical | 12.5 × 10–12 | (66) |
boron-doped C-dots | microwave heating | 5.0 × 10–15 | (67) |
carbon dots (CDs) | pyrolysis | 11.3 × 10–13 | (68) |
CDs | ultrasonication | 4.6 × 10–13 | (69) |