scholarly journals Synthesis, Growth and Characterization of New Promising Organic Non-Linear Optical Crystal: L-Alanine Alaninium Nitrate

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1661-1666
Author(s):  
G. Krishnamoorthi ◽  
R. Uvarani

A relative study on pure L-alanine alaninium nitrate (LAAN) single crystals and doped with lanthanum oxide, urea and glycine were developed from fluid solution by slow evaporation strategy at room temperature. X-ray diffraction result reveals that LAAN crystallites with system with space bunch P21 and cell parameters a = 7.836 Å, b = 5.428 Å, c = 12.809 Å and β = 94.25°. These parameters were marginally changes for doped crystals compared to pure LAAN crystal. The UV results recommend that the great transmission property of the doped LAAN crystal within the whole visible region guarantees its reasonableness for second harmonic generation applications. The presence of dopants within the LAAN crystal was further affirmed through ICP studies. The functional groups were analyzed through Fourier change infrared spectra investigation. The microhardness and dielectric study at 100 Hz was found to be broadly higher than that of pristine LAAN. The AC conductivity was found to extend after doping due to the induced defects in crystal lattice. The grown crystals were also subjected to second harmonic generation efficiency tests and it was found to be La2O3 doped LAAN crystal is 2.8 times greater than that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP).

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 1350031 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRATIK M. WANKHADE ◽  
GAJANAN G. MULEY

Potassium iodide doped L-threonine (LTPI) single crystal with improved second harmonic generation efficiency, thermal stability and optical transmission was grown by low temperature solution growth method from aqueous solution. The grown crystal has 1.22 times second harmonic generation efficiency compared to the standard potassium dihydrogen phosphate. LTPI has a high optical transparency over a wide spectral range 245–1083 nm and lower cut-off at around 219 nm. LTPI crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal structure with space group P212121. It is thermally stable up to 238°C. In this paper, the photoluminescence study, FT-IR spectroscopic study and elemental analysis have been presented.


2015 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 1550029
Author(s):  
Cai-Yun Han ◽  
Mei Qu ◽  
Qin-Qin Dang ◽  
Xian-Ming Zhang

A novel non-centrosymmetric (NCS) orthorhombic complex Zr ( dmpu )2 Cl 4 (1) has been solvothermally prepared in situ from starting materials of Zirconium(IV) acetylacetonate ( Zr ( acac )4) and N,N-dimethylpropyleneurea (dmpu), in which dmpu can act not only as solvent but also as organic ligand of monodentate oxygen donor. The second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurements reveal that complex 1 has a strong response of 1.4 times that of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) at 532 nm based on the Kurtz–Perry method. Furthermore, optical transmission study indicates that complex 1 has a wide transparency range in the UV region (200–850 nm) with a cutoff at 291 nm. According to first-principles calculations, the enhanced macroscopic SHG response of 1 can be attributed to the organic ligand dmpu. Therefore, 1 could be a promising candidate for non-linear optical material.


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1903-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Closser ◽  
E. J. Gualtieri ◽  
J. A. Newman ◽  
G. J. Simpson

Studies were undertaken to assess the merits and limitations of second-harmonic generation (SHG) for the selective detection of protein and polypeptide crystal formation, focusing on the potential for false positives from SHG-active salts present in crystallization media. The SHG activities of salts commonly used in protein crystallization were measured and quantitatively compared with reference samples. Out of 19 salts investigated, six produced significant background SHG and 15 of the 96 wells of a sparse-matrix screen produced SHG upon solvent evaporation. SHG-active salts include phosphates, hydrated sulfates, formates and tartrates, while chlorides, acetates and anhydrous sulfates resulted in no detectable SHG activity. The identified SHG-active salts produced a range of signal intensities spanning nearly three orders of magnitude. However, even the weakest SHG-active salt produced signals that were several orders of magnitude greater than those produced by typical protein crystals. In general, SHG-active salts were identifiable through characteristically strong SHG and negligible two-photon-excited ultraviolet fluorescence (TPE-UVF). Exceptions included trials containing either potassium dihydrogen phosphate or ammonium formate, which produced particularly strong SHG, but with residual weak TPE-UVF signals that could potentially complicate discrimination in crystallization experiments using these precipitants.


Author(s):  
Venkatasamy Meenatchi ◽  
Subramanian Siva ◽  
SP Meenakshisundaram ◽  
Liang Cheng

Single crystals of (E)-N′-(4-isopropylbenzylidene)isonicotinohydrazide monohydrate (IBIHM) were grown from ethanol by the slow evaporation from solution growth technique at room temperature. The structure was elucidated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and crystallized in the orthorhombic system with noncentrosymmetric space group P212121. Optical studies reveal that the absorption was minimum in the visible region and the band-gap energy was estimated using the Kubelka–Munk algorithm. The functional groups were identified by Fourier transform infrared spectral analysis. A scanning electron microscopy study revealed the surface morphology of the grown crystal. Investigation of the intermolecular interactions, crystal packing using Hirshfeld surface analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction confirm that the close contacts were associated with molecular interactions. Fingerprint plots of Hirshfeld surfaces are used to locate and analyze the percentage of hydrogen-bonding interactions. The second-harmonic generation efficiency of the grown specimen was superior to that of the reference material, potassium dihydrogen phosphate. The grown crystals were further characterized by mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. Theoretical studies using density functional theory (DFT) greatly substantiated the experimental observations. Large first-order molecular hyperpolarizability (β) of about ∼70× was observed for IBIHM. The efficiency of IBIHM in terms of nonlinear optical response was verified and the molecule displayed greater chemical stability and reactivity.


IUCrJ ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatram Nalla ◽  
Raghavender Medishetty ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Zhaozhi Bai ◽  
Handong Sun ◽  
...  

Second harmonic generation (SHG) is a well known non-linear optical phenomena which can be observed only in non-centrosymmetric crystals due to non-zero hyperpolarizability. In the current work we observed SHG from a Zn(II) complex which was originally thought to have crystallized in the centrosymmetric space groupC2/c. This has been attributed to the unequal antiparallel packing of the metal complexes in the non-symmetric space groupCcor residual non-centrosymmetry inC2/cgiving rise to polarizability leading to strong SHG. The enhancement of SHG by UV light has been attributed to the increase in non-centrosymmetry and hence polarity of packing due to strain induced in the crystals. The SHG signals measured from these crystals were as large as potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals, KH2PO4(KDP), and showed temperature dependence. The highest SHG efficiency was observed at 50 K. The SHG phenomenon was observed at broad wavelengths ranging from visible to below-red in these crystals.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document