Multi-faceted characterization of thiourea-doped diglycine picrate (DGP) single crystals for advanced nonlinear optical applications
摘要
This research presents the synthesis of an organic single crystal infused with 2 mol % thiourea in a 2:1 molar ratio of diglycine picrate (DGP) using the slow evaporation solution technique at ambient temperature. Single Crystal XRD evaluation confirmed the monoclinic crystal system with a centrosymmetric space group P21/C and provided specific unit cell dimensions for the title crystal. Powder XRD further identified the miller indices (hkl) and crystalline planes of the crystal. A Vickers microhardness test indicated a hardness value of n (B = 0.26471), classifying it within the hard category. FTIR study revealed the existence of key functional groups. The title crystal exhibited broad optical transmittance of 95%, making it suitable for optoelectronic applications, as confirmed by UV–visible-NIR analysis. Thermal stability, assessed through TG/DTA analysis, revealed stability up to 240 °C. Dielectric studies demonstrated frequency-dependent variations in both dielectric constant and loss. LDT analysis employing a Nd: YAG laser (λ = 1064 nm) indicated a damage threshold of 3.54 GW/cm2. Third-order NLO characteristics were examined through Z-scan analysis, yielding a susceptibility of χ(3) = 1.1069 × 10−8esu.