Effect of Molar Concentration and Solvent Type on Linear and NLO Properties of Aurintricarboxylic (ATA) Organic Dye for Image Sensor and Optical Limiter Applications

Abstract

Aurintricarboxylic (ATA) organic dye is a promising chemical compound candidate for several optical and electronic applications. However, this study aims to investigate the impact of molar concentrations and solvent type on the linear/nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of 5,5[Formula: see text]-[(3-carboxy-4-oxocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene) methylene] bis (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) organic laser dyes. Three molar concentrations of organic dyes ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text]) M were respectively dissolved in distilled water and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) at room temperature. The samples were investigated using1H-NMR and UV/Visible spectrums. The bandgap ([Formula: see text]) of ([Formula: see text] M) ATA/water is 4.75[Formula: see text]eV, but Eg of ATA/DMSO was 2.93[Formula: see text]eV and 2.65[Formula: see text]eV. The measurements were performed by employing a diode-pumped solid-state laser operating at a 457 nm wavelength and 112[Formula: see text]mW of power. The [Formula: see text]-scan technique was applied to characterize open and close apertures, nonlinear refractive index ([Formula: see text]), and nonlinear absorption coefficient ([Formula: see text]). The obtained results predicted that both the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] coefficients decreased with the reduction of molar concentrations. Additionally, DMSO exhibited better linear/NLO properties than water. The results revealed promising laser dye samples for image sensor and optical limiter applications.