Crystal Research and Technology
Cryst. Res. Technol. 41, 1184 (2006) - Abstract -

Growth and characterization of glycine lithium sulphate single crystal

T. Balakrishnan and K. Ramamurthi

Crystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli – 620024, India

Keywords characterization, solubility, growth from solutions, nonlinear materials
PACS 81.10.Dn, 81.70.Pg, 32.30.Jc
DOI 10.1002/crat.200610746

Single crystal of glycine lithium sulphate, a nonlinear optical material, was grown from aqua solution by temperature reduction method. The solubility and metastable zonewidth of glycine lithium sulphate were estimated using aqueous solution. The cell parameters of the grown crystal were estimated by single crystal X- ray diffraction analysis. The presence of functional groups was identified from FTIR spectrum. Thermal analysis was performed to study the thermal stability of the grown crystal. The transmission and absorption spectra of this crystal show that the lower cut off wavelength lies at 330 nm. Powder Second Harmonic Generation efficiency of the grown crystal measured by Kurtz technique is 0.75 times that of potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate. Vickers microhardness study was carried out on the well developed (0-11) face of the grown crystal.





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