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Linear and nonlinear optical properties of 4-nitrobenzoic acid (4-NBA) single crystals

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4-Nitrobenzoic acid (4-NBA) single crystals were studied for their linear and nonlinear optical properties. The crystals were grown by slow solvent evaporation method at room temperature. The structure and functional groups were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic studies. The 4-NBA crystal has an optical absorption at 263 nm and a wide transparency window for the visible light. Theoretical predictions for the measured optical absorption and charge transfer mechanism in 4-NBA were explained with HOMO and LUMO illustrations. The crystal is found to be birefringent and has produced an optical quality interference pattern. The optic plane of the crystal is observed along \(\langle 1 0 0\rangle \) direction. The crystal exhibits nonlinear optical effects viz. reverse saturable absorption and self-defocussing of laser beam. Considerable nonlinear refraction \((n_{2})\) and nonlinear absorption (\(\beta \)) coefficients and third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility \((\chi ^{(3)})\) were determined using Z-scan technique.

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The author ST thankfully acknowledges the DST-SERB (SB/YS/LS-19/2014) and Prof TRR grant for financial support.

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  1. School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, 613 401, India

    K Sangeetha

  2. Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613 401, India

    S Thamotharan

  3. Crystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, India

    R Ramesh Babu

  4. PURSE Laboratory, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore, 574 199, India

    S Madan Kumar

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Sangeetha, K., Thamotharan, S., Ramesh Babu, R. et al. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of 4-nitrobenzoic acid (4-NBA) single crystals. Bull Mater Sci 41, 73 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-018-1583-5

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