title: Bulk growth of ninhydrin single crystals by solvent evaporation method and its characterization for SHG and THG applications.
abstract: Ninhydrin is a well-known compound generally used in amino acid synthesis and also for detecting the latent fingerprints on porous surfaces. Single crystals can be grown by dissolving the compound in double distilled water at ambient temperature, and can be used as a potential material for second and third harmonic generation applications. The grown specimen was subjected to different characterization techniques in order to find out its suitability for device fabrication. Its lattice dimensions have been confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction and its crystalline quality has been assessed by high resolution X-ray diffraction and X-ray topography methods. The presence of functional groups was identified from HETCOR analysis and confirmed the absence of impurities during crystallization. Its optical properties have been examined by photoluminescence and birefringence analyses. Its thermal parameters such as thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity and specific capacity have been carried out by following photopyroelectric method. Third order nonlinear optical measurements have been carried out using Z-scan technique and its nonlinear optical absorption coefficient has been determined.
authors: CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110 012, India. Electronic address: nvijayan@mail.nplindia.ernet.in.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Vijayan
authors: Department of Instrumentation and STIC, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682 022, India.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Philip
authors: CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110 012, India.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Haranath
authors: Department of Chemistry, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110 021, India.
authors: Brijesh
authors: B
authors: Rathi
authors: CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110 012, India.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Bhagavannarayana
authors: CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K.S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi 110 012, India.
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Halder
authors: Light and Matter Physics Group, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore 560 080, India.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Roy
authors: Department of Instrumentation and STIC, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin 682 022, India.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Jayalakshmy
authors: Laser Materials Development & Devices Division, RRCAT, Indore, MP, India.
authors: Sunil
authors: S
authors: Verma
mesh_terms: D001718:Birefringence; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004560:Electricity; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009555:Ninhydrin / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014835:Volatilization; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D009555:Ninhydrin
keywords: High resolution X-ray diffraction; Ninhydrin single crystal; Nonlinear optical material; Thermal characterization; X-ray topography