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Sulphamic acid: potential single crystal for nonlinear optical applications

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A bulk-sized single crystal of sulphamic acid (SA) was grown by the solution growth technique. The lattice dimensions and the plane’s identification of the grown crystal were confirmed with powder X-ray diffraction. High-resolution X-ray diffraction was employed to observe crystalline perfection that was found fairly good. The optical transmission studies reveal its suitability for optical applications in the complete UV–visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Bandgap calculations and other optical parameters like absorption and extinction coefficient were calculated to scrutinize its optical characteristics. The photoluminescence emission spectrum was recorded for the corresponding excitation wavelength to reveal the crystal behavior and energy gap transitions. The presence of the titled compound was examined through FTIR spectroscopy. Ellipsometry study was also carried out for the measurement of linear refractive index (n) and also for the extinction coefficient (K). Z-scan studies have been examined to reveal third-order nonlinear optical behavior and calculated the value of its nonlinear absorption coefficient (β). The Terahertz response of the grown crystal was analyzed by the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Observed results showed that SA crystal is a good aspirant for NLO applications.

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The authors are highly thankful to Dr. D.K. Aswal, Director, NPL for his constant support and encouragement. One of the authors (R K) is thankful to CSIR (council of scientific and industrial research) for providing the research fellowship. He is also thankful to Dr. K.K. Maurya, Dr. Govind Gupta, Dr. Mahesh Kumar, and Dr. R.P. Pant for their fruitful discussion.

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    Ravinder Kumar, Naghma Khan,  Sonia & Manju Kumari

  2. CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Ravinder Kumar, N. Vijayan, Naghma Khan,  Sonia, Manju Kumari, Mukesh Jewariya & Ritu Srivastava

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Kumar, R., Vijayan, N., Khan, N. et al. Sulphamic acid: potential single crystal for nonlinear optical applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 14271–14278 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-03983-7

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