Studies on structure, growth and characterization of third order nonlinear optical 2-amino-5-chloropyridinium-4-amino benzoate single crystal

Optically transparent single crystals of 2-amino-5-chloropyridinium-4-amino benzoate (2A5CP4AB) were grown at room temperature using solution growth technique. The structure was solved with a support of single crystal XRD, which revealed that the title compound belongs to the monoclinic crystal system having centrosymmetric space group P21/n. The UV-Vis spectrum and photoluminescence properties of the title compound showed the optical transmittance and emission behavior of the compound. The optical band gap was evaluated using the Tauc plot and it was found to be about 3.53 eV. The third order nonlinear optical behavior of the crystal was determined using Z-scan technique. Mechanical properties of the title compound were studied using Vickers microhardness study.