Growth and characterization of organic nonlinear optical single crystal 2,7-dihydroxy naphthalene

The organic nonlinear optical crystals of 2,7-dihydroxy naphthalene (2,7-DN) were grown by slow evaporation method using acetone as a solvent. Optically transparent single crystal with sizes up to 15 x 7 x 4 mm(3) were grown. Non-centrosymmetry has been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and functional group of 2,7-DN were studied by Raman scattering and FTIR spectral analysis. The optical transmittance was characterized and to be 28%. The melting point of 2,7-DN is 465 K. 2,7-DN found exhibit low dielectric constant of 20-22 in the frequency range of 10 Hz-10 MHz at room temperature. The nonlinear optical and phase matching properties were characterized by Kurtz powder second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency test. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.