Open AccessGrowth and Characterization of an Organic Nonlinear Optical Crystal: 1-Iodo-3-Nitrobenzene (INB)
Author(s) -
S.Vijaya. Kumar,
Padmini Srinivasan,
S. Dinagaran,
J. Balaji
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of advances in chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-807X
DOI - 10.24297/jac.v12i9.4218
Subject(s) - materials science , crystal (programming language) , powder diffraction , nitrobenzene , analytical chemistry (journal) , evaporation , crystal growth , indentation hardness , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , single crystal , crystal structure , crystallography , chemistry , optics , composite material , organic chemistry , microstructure , physics , computer science , programming language , thermodynamics , catalysis
The 1-Iodo-3-Nitrobenzene crystal was grown by the slow evaporation method from ethanol solvent. The crystalline structure was identified by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). The presence of various functional group of the title material was examined by FTIR analysis. The UV-Vis absorption was carried out which shows the fundamental cutoff wavelength around 390 nm and there is no absorption in the entire visible region 390 nm to 1100 nm. The mechanical strength of the grown crystal was measured by Vicker’s microhardness tester. The thermal toughness of the grown crystal was observed by TGA-DTA and DSC studies. The electrical conductivity of the grown crystal is confirmed by dielectric measurement. The nonlinear optical character was assessed by Kurtz-Perry powder technique. This would propose that 1-iodo-3-nitro benzene crystal is a potentially capable in nonlinear optical applications.