Polymorphism, crystal growth and characterization of an organic nonlinear optical material: DAPSH†
Abstract
We have investigated the crystal growth, structural and physical properties of the organic nonlinear optical salt trans-4′-(dimethylamino)-N-phenyl-4-stilbazolium hexafluorophosphate (DAPSH). The appears as reddish-brown thin plates when grown from DMSO solutions. It shows large third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility χ3 and can be easily grown as thin films, making it a good candidate for all-optical switching applications. Phase c with the non-polar space group P21/m grows as bright orange plates when crystallized from (50 : 50 vol%)