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Investigation on nucleation kinetics, crystal growth, structural, optical, dielectric and SHG behaviour of ADP: KDP (85:15) mixed crystal grown using seed rotation method for nonlinear optical applications

G. IYAPPAN1,* , P. RAJESH1, P. RAMASAMY1

Affiliation

  1. Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Mixed crystal of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP) and potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) has been grown using aqueous solution method by temperature lowering seed rotation technique. The grown mixed crystal has a positive temperature coefficient of solubility. Metastable zone width and induction period have been determined and analysed. The lattice parameters of the grown mixed crystal have been obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The optical transmission spectrum of the mixed crystal was recorded using UV-Vis-NIR spectrum. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) studies were carried for the pure ADP, KDP and ADP: KDP (85:15) mixed crystals. It was found that the SHG efficiency of the mixed crystal is 1.5 times that of pure KDP. The dielectric measurements were used to analyse the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the mixed crystal.

Keywords

Mixed crystals, Nucleation, Solubility, Solution growth.

Citation

G. IYAPPAN, P. RAJESH, P. RAMASAMY, Investigation on nucleation kinetics, crystal growth, structural, optical, dielectric and SHG behaviour of ADP: KDP (85:15) mixed crystal grown using seed rotation method for nonlinear optical applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 14, 5-6, May-June 2020, pp.261-267 (2020).

Submitted at: July 8, 2019

Accepted at: June 16, 2020