Structural, optical and piezoelectric investigation on new Brucinium Chlorate di-hydrate NLO single crystal for optoelectronic, piezo-sensor, transducer and OLED applications

A new and optically good transparent Brucinium Chlorate di-hydrate (BCDH) single crystal was grown from aqueous solution by the slow evaporation technique at a pH of 5 with dimension 11 × 4 × 2 mm3 over a period of 40–45 days. It belongs to the monoclinic crystal system with non-centrosymmetric space group C2 which is identified by single crystal XRD analysis. Percentage of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are confirmed by chemical CHN analysis. The development faces were identified by morphological studies. The BCDH crystal possesses 78% transmittance which is confirmed by UV–Visible analysis. The presences of various functional groups were confirmed by vibrational analysis. Piezoelectric charge co-efficient (d33) of BCDH crystal was found to be 4 p C/N. The frequency doubling ability of title compound was analyzed using Kurtz and Perry powder method and its output were compared with standard materials. The LDT value of the BCDH crystal was found to be 3.51 GW/cm2. The electron excitation and life time measurements of the molecules in grown BCDH crystal was studied by Fluorescence spectral analysis. The stability and various decomposition stages of BCDH crystal were scrutinized by different thermal analysis.