Tricine Incorporated Potassium Metal Ion Crystal: Antibacterial and NLO Activities

• Published in: Topics in catalysis Vol. 67; no. 1-4; pp. 156 - 168
• Main Authors: Lalitha, P., Arumugam, S., Sinthiya, A., Vallinayagam, Sugumari
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Catalysis; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Crystal growth; Diamond pyramid hardness; Differential thermal analysis; Electron microscopes; Emission analysis; Field emission microscopy; Fourier transforms; Functional groups; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Infrared analysis; Mechanical properties; Nonlinear optics; Optical properties; Original Paper; Pharmacy; Photoluminescence; Physical Chemistry; Potassium; Second harmonic generation; Single crystals; X ray powder diffraction; NLO; Spectroscopy; Antibacterial; Single crystal; PXRD
• ISSN: 1022-5528; 1572-9028
• DOI: 10.1007/s11244-023-01882-9

In this study, we used the solution growth approach to successfully synthesis tricine potassium nitrate (TPN) single crystals. The phases of TPN crystals were determined by the powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) method. The functional groups present in the crystals generated were examined using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis. A UV-VIS-NIR examination was done between 200 and 800 nm to gauge optical transparency. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of TPN crystal was captured. Investigating the mechanical properties of the crystal was done using a vickers hardness tester.The thermal behaviours of the crystals formed were examined using thermal gravimetric/differential thermal analysis. A field emission scanning electron microscope was used to determine the crystal's surface shape. The TPN crystal’s properties were investigated using wet etching procedures. The Kurtz–Perry technique was used to investigate the effectiveness of the developed crystals’ second harmonic generation (SHG). The antibacterial activity of TPN grown crystal against various standard bacterial strains. The results show that produced TPN single crystals can be used for nonlinear optical applications and that they can also be tested for antibacterial properties to determine the material’s potential applications.