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Synthesis, characterization and NLO properties of 1,4-phenylenediamine-based Schiff bases: a combined theoretical and experimental approach

202414 citationsOpen accessDamanhour University

Abstract

In the current study, three novel 1,4-phenylenediamine-based chromophores (3a-3c) were synthesized and characterized and then their nonlinear optical (NLO) characteristics were explored theoretically. The characterization was done by spectroscopic analysis, <i>i.e.</i> FT-IR, UV-Visible, and NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. Notably, these chromophores exhibited UV-Visible absorption within the range of 378.635-384.757 nm in acetonitrile solvent. Additionally, the FMO findings for 3a-3c revealed the narrowest band gap (4.129 eV) for 3c. The GRPs for these chromophores were derived from HOMO-LUMO energy values, which showed correspondence with FMO results by depicting a minimum hardness (2.065 eV) for 3c. Among these compounds, 3c displayed the highest nonlinear behavior with maximum <i>μ</i><sub>tot</sub>, <i>β</i><sub>tot</sub> and <i>γ</i><sub>tot</sub> values of 4.79 D, 8.00 × 10<sup>-30</sup> and 8.13 × 10<sup>-34</sup> a.u., respectively. Our findings disclosed that the synthesized 1,4-phenylenediamine chromophores may be considered promising candidates for nonlinear optical materials, showing potential applications in the realm of optoelectronic devices.

Research topics

  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Research
  • Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
  • Chemical synthesis and pharmacological studies

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DOI: 10.1039/d3ra07642c

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