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Investigations on L-valine doped imidazolinium L-tartrate (IMLT) single crystals

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Single crystals of imidazolinium L-tartrate (IMLT) crystals and L-valine doped IMLT crystals, with good optical quality, were grown by using the versatile slow cooling solution growth technique, for opto-electronic applications. The grown crystals were subjected to powder X-ray diffraction technique and the diffraction peaks were indexed. The grown crystals exhibit the monoclinic crystal structure, with the lattice parameters of a = 6.72 Å, b = 6.90 Å, c = 9.65 Å, and α = γ = 90°, β = 87.70°. The variations in the cell volume, lattice parameters, due to the doping of amino acid (L-valine) in three increasing dopant concentrations, were studied and the evolved strains were found to be tensile in character. The high transparency of the doped crystals was compared with that of the pure imidazolinium L-tartrate (IMLT), which demonstrates that the effect of dopant has enhanced the optical properties of the synthesized single crystals. The optical constant values such as bandgap energy and cut-off wavelength were also analyzed. The dielectric properties of the grown crystals i.e. the dielectric constant and dielectric loss were recorded at room temperature for both pure and L-valine doped IMLT single crystals, through which it is understood that 1 mol% L-valine doped single crystals have minimum power dissipation factor. By adopting the fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis the vibrational frequencies of carboxyl group and the vibrations of other intended functional groups were ascertained. The rectangular etch patterns were observed while etching the surface of the grown crystals with the water. The densities of the etch pits were found to be lesser for the 1 mol% L-valine doped single crystals when compared with other doped crystals. The existence of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen was confirmed in the analytical carbon–hydrogen–nitrogen (CHN) study in both the doped and un-doped IMLT single crystals. It was also found that the existence of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen have proportionally improved as the concentration of doping agent increases. The nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refractive index were estimated using the Z-scan analysis from which the third order nonlinear susceptibility was calculated.

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The corresponding author (Dr. R. Arun Kumar) places on record the gratitude to the South Eastern Regional Office (University Grants Commission), Hyderabad, India, for awarding the Minor research project (No.F. MRP-6721/16 (SERO UGC) Link 6721, dated 30 June 2017). The first author (Dr. P. Dhivya) is grateful to the PSG College of Technology for extending financial assistance to carry out this work (TEQIP/No A/17 dated 25 November 2017). Authors are also thankful to the authorities, NIT Andhra Pradesh for awarding SEED grant (Ref No. NITAP/SD—G/17/2020 dated 05/11/2020). Authors (Dr. R. Arun Kumar and Mr. Mitrabhanu Behera) thank the funding received from Science Engineering and Research Board (SERB), Dept. of Science and Technology, Government of India (CRG/2020/002153 dated 25/12/2020).

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The first author—PD has carried out the growth of single crystals reported herein as per the guidance of the corresponding author RAK. The second author MB had carried out the characterization and interpretation of the data along with the first author PD.

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Dhivya, P., Behera, M. & Kumar, R.A. Investigations on L-valine doped imidazolinium L-tartrate (IMLT) single crystals. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 35 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09490-1

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