Growth, thermal, optical and birefringence studies of semiorganic nonlinear optical thiosemicarbazide cadmium chloride monohydrate (TCCM) single crystals

A semiorganic nonlinear optical material (thiosemicarbazide cadmium chloride monohydrate) (TCCM) was synthesized and single crystals was grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation method at ambient temperature. Crystal of average size up to 5×4×3 mm³ were harvested and characterized by powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and Fourier transfer infrared (FTIR) technique to confirm the identity of the compound formed. The thermal stability was analyzed by TG/DTA. The birefringence values (Δ_n) were determined in the wavelength region 540-6500 Å. The second harmonic generation (SHG) from the materials was confirmed using Nd:YAG laser.     

Crystal growth and thermal and optical properties of La3Ga5SiO14 single crystals

We have grown an almost colorless La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄ single crystal with a dimension of 26 mm using the Czochralski technique. X-ray powder diffraction of sintered material and the single crystal were performed at room temperature. The thermal expansion coefficients along Y and Z directions have been measured to be 5×10^-6 K^{- 1} and 3.8×10^-6 K^-1, respectively. The specific heat of the crystal has been measured to be 0.90 J/gK at 453.15 K. The transmittance spectra from 200 to 800 nm were measured. PACS 61.10.N; 78.70.E; 65.40.D; 65.60; 78.20.C     

Crystal growth,spectral and NMR studies of nonlinear optical crystal: L-valinium picrate

Organic nonlinear optical material, L-valinium picrate (LVP) was synthesized by slow evaporation solution growth method. The synthesized material was purified by repeated recrystallization. Single crystals of LVP were grown by slow evaporation method using water as solvent. The cell dimensions were obtained by X-ray diffraction study and crystal system was confirmed as monoclinic. The transmission spectrum of LVP was recorded by UV–Vis-NIR spectrometer in the range between 190 nm and 1100 nm which addressed the high percentage of transmission of the sample in the entire visible region. The presence of functional groups was studied by FT-IR analysis. The chemical environment of carbon and hydrogen in the proposed structure of LVP crystal was confirmed by FT NMR studies. The Kurtz-Perry powder SHG measurement was confirmed the frequency doubling of the crystal.     

Crystal growth, thermal and optical studies of nonlinear optical material: Glycine potassium sulphate

A new nonlinear optical material glycine potassium sulphate (GPS) has been synthesized and optical quality crystals were grown from aqueous solution. This material has positive temperature coefficient revealed from the solubility studies. The grown crystals were characterized by employing several techniques such as single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, thermo gravimetric analysis, FTIR and UV-vis-NIR spectra. The etching studies have been done on the (1 0 0) plane of the grown crystal. Preliminary measurements to find second harmonic generation efficiency of GPS has been carried out.     

Crystal growth, FTIR and thermal characterization of bis(ethyltriphenylphosphonium) tetrabromomanganate(II) dihydrate crystals

Single crystals of a novel compound, bis(ethyltriphenylphosphonium) tetrabromomanganate(II) dihydrate (BTP-Mn) were grown by solution growth-slow evaporation technique from aqueous solution of the compound at ambient temperature. The grown crystals were characterized by elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. The chemical composition of the compound was revealed by elemental analysis and its crystallinity was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction. Thermal analysis confirmed that the compound was stable up to 125°C. The various kinds of protons and carbons present in the compound were confirmed by ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR technique respectively and the presence of phosphorous was confirmed by ³¹P NMR spectrum in the compound. The modes of vibration of different molecular groups present in the compound were identified by FTIR spectral analysis. The second harmonic generation behaviour was tested by Nd:YAG laser source.     

Synthesis,growth, vibrational,optical and thermal studies of potassium diboro oxalate single crystals

Single crystals of novel semiorganic material, potassium diboro-oxalate (PDO) have been grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The lattice parameters for the grown crystals were determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and the crystallinity of the grown crystal was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction analysis. The presence of functional groups was estimated qualitatively by using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. The optical absorption spectrum shows that the UV cut-off wavelength for the grown crystal is at 240 nm and the band gap was calculated. The thermal stability of the grown crystal was studied by using TG/DTA analysis. The second harmonic generation and the phase-matchable tests were performed by Kurtz powder technique. The crystal perfection was analyzed by SEM photographs.     

Crystal growth,structural, linear and nonlinear optical studies of 4-methyl-4′-N’-methylstilbazolium tosylate single crystals

Organic 4-methyl-4′-N’-methylstilbazolium tosylate, a new derivative of the stilbazolium tosylate family compound was synthesized by condensation method. The optical quality single crystals with dimension 5 mm × 4 mm × 2 mm were grown by slow evaporation technique at 40 °C. The crystal system and lattice parameters were found from single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The optical transmittance, cut-off wavelength (402 nm) and band gap energy (3.09 eV) were estimated by UV–visible studies. The surface laser damage threshold study was carried out for MMST crystal using Nd:YAG laser. The third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility (χ³) for MMST crystal was estimated by employing Z-scan technique using 1064 nm laser.     

Synthesis, growth and characterization of novel semiorganic nonlinear optical potassium boro-succinate (KBS) single crystals

Single crystals of novel semiorganic material, potassium boro-succinate (KBS) have been grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The lattice parameters for the grown crystals were determined by the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The presence of functional groups was estimated qualitatively by using fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. The optical absorption spectrum shows that the UV cut-off wavelength for the grown crystal is at 240 nm. The thermal stability of the KBS crystal was studied by using TG/DTA analysis. The dielectric constant and loss were studied as a function of frequency. Nonlinear optical properties (NLO) test was performed by using Kurtz powder technique.     

Effect of ammonium acetate addition on crystal growth,spectral, thermal and optical properties of glycine single crystals

Gamma glycine single crystal is a potential organic nonlinear optical (NLO) material. It has been grown from a mixture of aqueous solutions of glycine and ammonium acetate by slow evaporation solution growth technique at room temperature for the first time. Powder X-ray diffraction studies are carried out and the results are compared. CHN analysis confirms the non-inclusion of ammonium acetate species in to the solution. FTIR studies are performed to identify the presence of various functional groups in the grown crystal. Differential scanning calorimetry analysis (DSC) was carried out to study the thermal stability and phase transition of the grown crystal. The optical analysis shows that UV cut-off of γ-glycine is at 190 nm and it has a wide transparency window. The second harmonic generation relative efficiency of the grown crystals was observed to be 1.72 times that of potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate (KDP).     

Synthesis,spectral, thermal,optical and dielectric studies on 4-dimethylaminopyridinium picrate crystals

Single crystal of 4-dimethylaminopyridinium picrate was grown by slow evaporation solution growth method. The optical properties of the crystal were studied by using UV–vis absorption and transmittance studies. The emission spectrum indicates that the crystal shows green and red fluorescence emissions. The band gap energy of the crystal was calculated and it is found to be 2.05 eV. The thermal stability of the crystal was studied using thermogravimetry-differential thermal (TG-DTA) analyses. The thermal anomalies observed in the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) heating and cooling cycles indicate the occurrence of a first order phase transition. FTIR spectrum was used to confirm the presence of various functional groups in the crystal. The synthesized crystal shows SHG efficiency 32 times greater than that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP). The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the crystal decreases with increases in frequency.     

Crystal growth and optical properties of Tm:La3Ga5SiO14 single crystals

High optical quality Tm:La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄ single crystals with dopant concentration of 1 at. % Tm³⁺ ions were grown by the Czochralski method. The structure was studied by the X-ray powder diffraction method. The absorption spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of Tm³⁺:La₃Ga₅SiO₁₄ crystals were measured at room temperature. PACS 42.70.-a; 42.70.Hj; 61.10.Nz; 61.66.Fn; 78.20.-e; 78.90.+t; 81.10.-h     

Crystal growth,structure and optical properties of Pr~(3+) -doped yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystals

The development of blue semiconductor light-emitting diodes(LEDs) has produced potential applications for Prdoped materials that can absorb blue light, especially crystals, and we now report structure and optical properties for high-quality Pr-doped single crystals of yttria-stabilized zirconia(YSZ) grown by the optical floating zone(FZ) method.X-ray diffraction(XRD) and Raman spectroscopy showed that all of the single crystal samples were in the cubic phase,whereas the corresponding ceramic samples contained a mixture of monoclinic and cubic phases. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR) spectroscopy showed that Pr was present as the Pr~(3+) ion in ceramic rods and single crystals after heating to high temperatures. The absorption and photoluminescence excitation(PLE) spectra of the Pr-doped YSZ crystals measured at room temperature showed strong absorption of blue light, while their photoluminescence(PL) spectra showed five emission peaks at 565 nm, 588 nm, 614 nm, 638 nm, and 716 nm under450 nm excitation. The optimum luminescence properties were obtained with the crystal prepared using 0.15 mol% Pr_6O_(11),and those with higher concentrations showed evidence of quenching of the luminescence properties. In addition, the color purity of Pr-doped YSZ single crystal reached 98.9% in the orange–red region.     

Growth,linear and nonlinear optical studies on guanidinium 4-nitrobenzoate (GuNB): An organic NLO material

Single crystals of guanidinium 4-nitrobenzoate (GuNB) were grown using solvent evaporation technique by mixing aqueous solutions of guanidine carbonate and 4-nitrobenzoic acid at ambient temperature. X-ray diffraction analysis characterized the unit cell parameters of the grown crystal and the crystal belongs to monoclinic system. The optical properties of the grown crystal have been studied by means of transmission measurements in the wavelength region between 200 and 1200 nm. The optical constants such as refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k) have been determined from the transmittance data. The optical band gap (E_g), the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric constant of the grown crystal was determined. Second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of the grown crystal has been studied using Nd:YAG laser and was measured as 3.2 times that of KDP. The low dielectric constant suggests the suitability of this compound material for NLO applications.     

Growth aspects,spectral, thermal and hardness studies of rare earth cerium(III)nitrate doped zinc(tris) thiourea sulphate single crystals

Single crystals of pure and cerium(III)nitrate doped zinc(tris) thiourea sulphate (ZTS) were grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation method. The cell parameters of the grown crystals were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns were recorded and indexed for the structural confirmation. The presence of functional group in the compound has been confirmed by FTIR analysis. UV–vis absorption spectrum has been recorded to determine the cut-off wavelength of the crystal. TGA/DTA studies show thermal stability of the grown crystals. SEM-EDX analysis revealed the incorporation of the impurity (Ce³⁺) into ZTS crystals. The microhardness study reveals that the hardness number (H_v) increases with load for all the grown crystals of this work. From the values of work hardening coefficients, it was concluded that pure and cerium nitrate doped ZTS crystals belong to the category of soft materials. The second harmonic generation of cerium(III)nitrate doped ZTS crystals was confirmed by Kurtz–Perry powder method using Nd:YAG laser.     

Synthesis,spectral and thermal characterization of Bis(diethylammonium) tetrachloromercurate(II)-An nonlinear optical material

A new semiorganic compound, bis(diethylammonium) tetrachloromercurate(II) was grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique at ambient temperature from its aqueous solution. The crystal system and the cell parameters have been identified from the powder X-ray diffraction pattern. The UV–visible absorption of the compound shows absorption at 246 nm and there is absorption observed in the entire visible region indicates that the compound can be used as a nonlinear optical material. The UV–visible transmittance spectrum of grown crystal shows a lower cut-off wavelength at 275 nm and it was found that the crystal is suitable for optoelectronic applications. Thermal studies were carried out to find out the thermal stability and confirm the stoichiometric ratio of the compound. The thermal anomalies in DSC study indicate the occurrence of first order transition in the compound at low temperatures. The FTIR spectrum of the compound characterizes various functional groups. The various kinds of protons and carbons were assigned through NMR (¹H and ¹³C) spectroscopic techniques. The SHG efficiency of the compound was studied by Kurtz-Perry power technique and observed that it has SHG efficiency 1.5 times greater than that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP). The dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the compound decreases with increase in frequency.     

Growth structural,spectral, optical and mechanical studies of gamma bis glycinium oxalate (GBGOx) new NLO single crystal by SEST method

Gamma bis glycinium oxalate (GBGOx) crystal was synthesized and grown by slow evaporation solution technique. The structure of pure GBGOx crystal has been examined by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The confirmation with single crystal XRD reveals that the crystal belongs to monoclinic system with space group C₂. The FTIR spectrum was recorded to identify the expected functional groups. UV–vis-spectrum shows the lower cut off wavelength and 80% of transmittance in the UV–vis region. The photoluminescence measurement shows that the material is suitable for photonic devices. Preliminary measurement of green light emission using Kurtz powder technique indicates that their second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency. The microhardness analysis revealed that the grown crystal belongs to soft material category. The encouraging results show that the GBGOx crystals have great potential applications in optical devices.     

Linear and nonlinear optical properties of N-(3-nitrophenyl) acetamide single crystals

Optically transparent nonlinear optical bulk single crystal of N-(3-nitrophenyl) acetamide (3NAA) of dimension 7 mm × 6 mm × 5 mm has been grown from its aqueous solution by slow solvent evaporation technique. The grown crystal was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction to confirm the crystal structure. Investigation has been carried out to assign the vibrational frequencies of the grown crystals by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and FT-NMR technique. Thermal behaviour of the grown crystals was studied by thermogravimetric analysis. The second harmonic generation efficiency of 3NAA was determined by Kurtz and Perry powder technique. The optical absorption study confirms the suitability of the crystal for device applications. The mechanical properties of the grown crystals have been studied using Vickers microhardness tester. Dielectric, microhardness and photoconductivity studies also carried out for the grown sample.