Nonlinear Absorption Features of Acid Blue 129 Dye in Polar Solvents: Role of Solvents on Solute Molecule.

This paper focuses the study of nonlinear absorption (NLA) features of anthraquinone dye namely, acid blue 129 with different polar solvents including ethanol, methanol, acetone, 1-proponal and DMSO. The acid blue 129 dye in polar solvents is characterized by UV–Visible absorption and fluorescence study. The NLA measurements of acid blue 129 dye is examined via open aperture (OA) Z-scan method employing at 650 nm wavelength. The OA Z-scan curve of the experimental dye exhibits both saturable absorption (SA) and reveres saturable absorption (RSA) signature, which results from negative and positive NLA coefficient (β). The order of ground and excited state absorption cross-section is measured to be 10˗22 m2 and 10˗18 m2, respectively and proved the existence of RSA in acid blue 129 dye. The order of NLA coefficient and imaginary component of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of acid blue 129 dye in polar solvents is calculated to be 10˗3 cm/W and 10˗5 esu, respectively. The multi-parameter scale viz., Kamlet-Abboud-Taft is used to measure the influence of solvent parameters on solute molecule. The results from the experiments suggest that the acid blue 129 is a suitable candidate for nonlinear optical (NLO) applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]