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Growth and optically active third-order nonlinear optical material: nicotinic acid as optical limiters

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An optically good nonlinear organic material, Nicotinic acid, was grown from slow evaporation (solvent) method. The XRD pattern revealed the monoclinic structure which underwent to centrosymmetric space group. The grown crystal functional groups and well-defined optical efficiencies were determined from FT-IR and UV–Visible spectrum. Various optical properties such as reflectance and extinction coefficient are studied and good crystalline feature with low defect is analyzed from the Urbach energy for the grown crystal. The position of energy band is clearly studied, and the emission spectrum is recorded based on the electron excitation from higher to lower energy levels. The calculated solid-state properties support the enhanced NLO nature of the grown material. The strong mechanical stability and moderate threshold value is determined. The evaluated χ(3) from Z-scan studies supports better third-order NLO property when compared with other organic crystals. The OL (optical limiting) behavior shows its limiting threshold to be 3.96 mW/cm2 which substantiates its suitability as optical limiters.

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  1. Department of Physics, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Selaiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600073, India

    M. Nageshwari & C. Rathika Thaya Kumari

  2. Department of Mathematics, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600119, India

    T. Kamaraj

  3. Department of Physics, Dhanalakshmi College of Engineering, Manimangalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 601301, India

    V. Chithambaram

  4. Department of Chemistry, K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering (Autonomous), Affiliated to Anna University, Samayapuram, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, 621112, India

    A. Dinesh

  5. Department of Physics, Dr Ambedkar Govt Arts College (Autonomous), Affiliated to the University of Madras, Nagammai Nagar, Vyasarpadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600039, India

    M. Lydia Caroline

  6. Department of Chemistry, Centre for Material Chemistry, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641021, India

    Manikandan Ayyar

  7. Department of Biophysics, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Y. Slimani & M. A. Almessiere

  8. Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    M. A. Almessiere

  9. Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul Aydin University, 34295, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Baykal

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Study conception and design: M. Nageshwari, C. Rathika Thaya Kumari, and T. Kamaraj. Acquisition of data: V. Chithambaram, A. Dinesh, M. Lydia Caroline, and Manikandan Ayyar. Analysis and interpretation of data: M. Nageshwari, C. Rathika Thaya Kumari, and T. Kamaraj. Drafting of manuscript: M. Nageshwari, C. Rathika Thaya Kumari, and M. Lydia Caroline. Critical revision: Manikandan Ayyar, Y. Slimani, M.A. Almessiere, and A. Baykal.

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Nageshwari, M., Kumari, C.R.T., Kamaraj, T. et al. Growth and optically active third-order nonlinear optical material: nicotinic acid as optical limiters. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 1754 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-13525-0

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