Raman scattering and luminescence in single crystals of the amino acid glycine C2H5NO2 with an admixture of croconic acid C5H2O5

Single crystals of the amino acid glycine (Gly) C2H5NO2 doped with croconic acid (CA) C5H2O5 were synthesized by evaporation from an aqueous solution. The crystals grow in the form of hexagonal pyramids or thin plates. Analysis of polarized Raman scattering spectra (excitation wavelength of 532 nm) measured at room temperatures showed that crystals in the form of pyramids corresponded to γ-polymorph (γ-Gly), and crystals in the form of plates to α-polymorph of glycine (α - Gly). The presence of croconic acid molecules in the crystals is confirmed by the change in their color from white in pure Gly crystals to light or dark yellow, characteristic of CA crystals, as well as the presence of weak lines corresponding to CA in the Raman spectra. In single crystals of both Gly:CA polymorphs, strong green luminescence significantly exceeding the intensity of Raman scattering is observed in the range 400 - 700 nm with a maximum at 510 nm (2.44 eV) upon excitation at λ= 325 nm.

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