Comparable structural and optical properties of 4H-pyrano [3, 2-c] quinoline derivatives thin films

Abstract

The structural and optical properties of 2-Amino-6-ethyl-5-oxo-4-(3-phenoxyphenyl) - 5, 6- dihydro - 4H-pyrano [3,2-c] quinoline-3- carbonitrile (Ph-HPQ) and 2-Amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-6-ethyl-5-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrano [3,2-c] quinoline-3-carbonitrile (Ch-HPQ) thin films are studied. The compounds are polycrystalline in as- synthesised powder form; they became nanocrystallites dispersed in amorphous matrix upon thermal deposition to form thin films. FTIR spectral measurements showed no change in chemical bonds of the compounds after being deposited to form thin films. The optical properties have been determined based on spectrophotometer measurements of transmittance and reflectance at nearly normal incidence of light in the spectral range of 200–2500 nm. The absorption parameters, molar extinction coefficient, oscillator strength and electric dipole strength, are reported. The type of electron transition is determined from analysis of absorption coefficient spectra near the onset and optical absorption edges. The onset and optical energy gaps for Ph-HPQ and Ch-HPQ thin films are determined. The single oscillator model is applied to calculate the dispersion parameters of the investigated thin films. In addition, oscillator and dispersion energies, the high-frequency dielectric constant, lattice dielectric constant and ratio of free charge carriers concentrations to their effective masses are evaluated for the compounds under investigation.

Keywords:

• Thin films
• heterocyclic compounds
• quinoline derivatives
• optical properties