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Studies on growth, structural, thermal and nonlinear optical properties of 4-methylpyridinium 2, 4-dinitrophenolate single crystal

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In this work, we have grown an organic nonlinear crystal of 4-methylpyridinium 2, 4-dinitrophenolate with reasonable size by slow evaporation solution growth method using ethanol solvent at ambient temperature. A well-developed surface crystal was selected for characterization studies, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis provided a centrosymmetric monoclinic crystal structure. Various functional groups and different vibrational modes were identified using Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy studies. Fluorescence emission declares that 4MPDNP crystal serves as a photoactive material. The optical transparency and optical band gap energy were examined by the UV–visible spectrum. Thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analyses were employed to understand the thermal and physio-chemical stability of the title compound. The relative dielectric permittivity and laser damage threshold of the grown crystal were measured by LCR/impedance analyzer and Q-switched Nd: YAG laser, respectively. The magnitude of third-order nonlinear optical parameters was evaluated by the Z-scan technique.

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The authors acknowledge Dr. G.Vnitha, VIT, Chennai, for her hel** in Z-scan analysis.

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    Reena Devi Sivaraj

  2. Department of Physics, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai, 600108, India

    Rekha Panneer Selvam

  3. Department of Physics, Presidency College, Chennai, 600 005, India

    Mohan Kumar Rangasamy

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RDS: Conceptualization, methodology, experimentation and writing—original draft, RP: HRXRD and methodology, MKR: Investigation, formal analysis, writing—review and editing, and supervision.

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Sivaraj, R.D., Panneer Selvam, R. & Rangasamy, M.K. Studies on growth, structural, thermal and nonlinear optical properties of 4-methylpyridinium 2, 4-dinitrophenolate single crystal. J Opt 52, 1990–1999 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-023-01121-0

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