Crystal Growth, Terahertz Generation and Optical Characterization of Sodium Mesitylene Sulphonate (SMS)Crystal

TL;DR

This study reports the growth, structural characterization, and optical properties of a high-quality sodium mesitylene sulfonate crystal, demonstrating its potential for terahertz generation and optical applications.

Contribution

First successful growth and detailed characterization of sodium mesitylene sulfonate crystal for terahertz applications.

Findings

Crystal belongs to monoclinic C2 space group

Crystal is transparent from 300-1500 nm

Effective terahertz generation demonstrated

Abstract

An optically high-quality single crystal of sodium mesitylene sulfonate crystal was successfully grown by a slow evaporation method using methanol as solvent at room temperature. Single-crystal XRD has characterized the material and belongs to a monoclinic structure with a C2 space group. Functional groups were determined using Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy. The optical quality of the generated crystal was evaluated using UV-Vis NIR spectral analysis, which is transparent in the range of 300-1500 nm. We report the optical properties using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and THz generation using crystal.