Growth and characterization of semi-organic nonlinear optical crystal.

Hanumantharao, Redrothu; Kalainathan, S.

A new nonlinear optical crystal urea thiourea cadmium sulfate (UTCS) has been grown by slow evaporation technique in equimolar ratio. The grown crystals were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis which reveals that sample crystallizes in triclinic system with non-centrosymmetric space group P1. The powder XRD pattern revealed the formation of UTCS compound. High-resolution-X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out to study the crystalline perfection of the sample. Functional groups of the grown crystal were identified by FT-IR studies. Thermo gravimetric and differential thermal analyses were employed to understand the thermal and physio-chemical stability of the synthesized compound. UV-Vis-NIR spectrum revealed the transmission properties of the crystal specimen. The SHG efficiency has been tested by the Kurtz powder technique using Nd: YAG laser and found to be about 0.82 times in comparison with standard KDP crystals.

CRYSTAL growth; NONLINEAR optics; CRYSTAL optics; ORGANIC compounds; THIOUREA; CADMIUM oxysulfate; EVAPORATION (Chemistry)

Journal of Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry, 2013, Vol 114, Issue 1, p239

1388-6150

Academic Journal

10.1007/s10973-012-2925-y