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Second-order non-centrosymmetric nonlinear optical properties of N-benzyl-3-nitroaniline (NB3N) single crystals

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Abstract

Second-order non-centrosymmetric nonlinear optical (NLO) N-benzyl-3-nitroaniline (NB3N) single crystals are auspiciously developed by slow evaporation solution growth synthesis method. A single-crystal XRD analysis is used to predict the crystallographic properties of developed NB3N crystals, which gives basic cell parameters, structures, and space groups. The synthesized NB3N crystal belongs to monoclinic crystal system with P21 space group. The Hirshfeld surface analysis provides a detailed description of structural and highlighted intermolecular interactions. The synthesized material was 79% transmittance and its cut-off wavelength was 244 nm, which express the purity, crystalline nature and optical behaviour are revealed by UV–visible spectral analysis. Developed crystals laser, electrical, thermal and mechanical stability and behaviours are ascertained. SHG analysis is confirmed by its second-order NLO activity. The SHG efficiency of the NB3N material is about 2.5 times greater than that of the KDP material. So synthesized NB3N single crystals were highly NLO material.

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The authors would like to thank IIT Madras for the single-crystal XRD analysis and SICC, Kerala University of Thiruvananthapuram for its TG-DTA analysis.

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  1. Department of Physics, St. John’s College of Arts and Science, Ammandivilai, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, 629204, India

    C. S. Juliet Brintha

  2. Department of Physics and Research Centre, Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam, Tamil Nadu, 629165, India

    S. E. Joema & P. Reena

  3. Department of Physics, Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, 629001, India

    R. Jeba

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Juliet Brintha, C.S., Joema, S.E., Reena, P. et al. Second-order non-centrosymmetric nonlinear optical properties of N-benzyl-3-nitroaniline (NB3N) single crystals. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1895 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11345-2

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