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Growth, Structural, optical and hardness studies of lithium potassium sulphate single crystals – an inorganic NLO material
PG Research and Department of Physics, A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi?C, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
PG Research and Department of Physics, A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi?C, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- 1 PG Research and Department of Physics, A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi?C, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- 2 PG Research and Department of Physics, A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi?C, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering·Volume 11 (2012)·Pages 904–907·Published 25 September 2012·DOI10.4236/jmmce.2012.119086
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Abstract
Single crystal of lithium potassium sulphate, a nonlinear optical material, was grown from aqua solution by slow evapo- ration method at room temperature. The cell parameters were estimated by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The optical transmittance of the crystal was recorded using the UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer and the optical band gap was calculated using this method. The second harmonic generation efficiency was measured by Kurtz and Perry powder technique and the phase-matching property was confirmed. The hardness of the material was measured by Vicker’s hardness test.
KeywordsCrystal GrowthLithium-Potassium SulphateInorganic NLO MaterialX-Ray DiffractionSHG Efficiency
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