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Influence of MnCl2 on the properties of an amino acid complex single crystal-l-arginine perchlorate (LAPCl) for optical limiter applications

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The slow solvent evaporation technique has been employed for the synthesis of l-arginine perchlorate (LAPCl) single crystals. The grown crystals are doped with 1, 2 and 3 mol% of MnCl2. The Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD) analysis confirmed that the pure and doped crystals belong to the orthorhombic crystal system with non-centrosymmetric space group P212121. The incorporation of dopants has been confirmed by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX). The modification in the linear optical properties has been analyzed by measuring the cut off wavelength, band gap, Urbach energy and the refractive index of the pure and doped crystals. The changes in the nonlinearity of the LAPCl have been studied by open aperture Z-scan technique and found that two-photon absorption (2PA) coefficient increased with increasing the dopant concentration. The dielectric properties, electronic polarizability and thermal properties of the pure and doped crystals are also studied.

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One of the authors acknowledges Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (Order No. 03 (1363)/16/EMR-II dated 11.05.2016) for funding this research project. We acknowledge Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) (File No: No. 010-04/SARD/13/CSTE dated 27th November (2013) for funding to set up the facility for thermal studies under SARD scheme. One of the authors also thankful for the support of Science Engineering Research Board (SERB), New Delhi, India (YSS / 2014 / 000649 dated 20 November 2015) for funding the project. The authors are grateful to SAIF, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, for Photoluminescence studies. The authors are thankful to Edith Kieselhorst from the Electron Microscopy Center of the Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany for supporting in SEM and EDX measurements.

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  1. Department of Physics, St.Thomas College, Palai, Kerala, 686574, India

    Prince Thomas & Ginson P. Joseph

  2. Advanced Centre of Research in High Energy Materials (ACRHEM), University of Hyderabad, Prof C R Rao Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500046, India

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Thomas, P., Junjuri, R., Joy, N. et al. Influence of MnCl2 on the properties of an amino acid complex single crystal-l-arginine perchlorate (LAPCl) for optical limiter applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 8407–8421 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01158-7

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