Abstract
Crystals of potassium acid phthalate (KAP) doped with rhodamine 6G (Rh 6G) were grown by slow evaporation method
from aqueous solutions. Crystals of good optical quality suitable for optical applications were obtained. Different
concentrations of rhodamine 6G (10-5 M, 2x10-5 M, 5x10-5 M and 10-4 M in the growth solutions) were used in order to tune
the optical properties of the crystals. Depending of the dye concentration, the absorption spectra of the dye-doped crystals
show several bands in the range between 360 nm and 526 nm. The photoluminescence of the KAP crystals induced by the
dye-doping reveals two emission bands peaking at 540 nm and 560 nm.
Keywords
Dye-doping, Rhodamine 6G, Potassium acid phthalate, Solution growth, Luminescent properties.
Citation
M. ENCULESCU, E. MATEI, N. PREDA, I. ENCULESCU, Influence of dye concentration on optical properties of rhodamine 6G doped KAP crystals, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 11, November 2009, pp.1210-1212 (2009).
Submitted at: Oct. 15, 2009
Accepted at: Oct. 29, 2009