Crystal thin film of bis (imidazole) silver(I) nitrate for all optical switching application

The single crystal of a silver complex bis (imidazole) silver(I) nitrate (Ag(C3H4N2)(2)(NO3), BISN) has been obtained and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Its crystal thin film was prepared using direct growth on quartz substrates. The surface morphology of the thin film was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the thin film were investigated by using closed-aperture Z-scan technique with 20 picosecond (ps) pulses at wavelength 532 nm. Using time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) with the basis set LanL2DZ, its linear and NLO properties were calculated.

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A silver complex bis(imidazole) silver(I) nitrate single crystal was obtained and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Its crystal thin film was directly grown on quartz substrates, and its surface morphology and nonlinear optical properties were studied. The linear and NLO properties were calculated using TDDFT with the basis set LanL2DZ.