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In situ growth and physio-electrical characterization of bis-thiourea cadmium-iodide (BTCI) single crystal

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The basic understanding of nucleation kinetics is very important for any useful material. In the present investigation, the solubility of BTCI (2:1 ratio) has been determined at various temperatures. The metastable zone width and induction period values were estimated in order to optimize the growth parameters. The Nucleation parameter such as interfacial energy has been determined using the experimentally determined induction period values. Various critical nucleation parameters like Gibbs free energy, radius of critical nucleus, and nucleation rate have also been investigated. It is observed that the nucleation rate increases with the increase of supersaturation. The growth parameters of the titled materials have been optimized for the growth of bulk size single crystals of BTCI. The single crystals of thiourea cadmium iodide have been grown by slow evaporation solution technique. The DSC study reveals that the melting point and the specific heat of BTCI have been found to be ~155.25 °C and 54.319 J/g °C respectively. The mechanical study has been carried out by Vickers method. DC conductivity study indicates NTCR–type behavior in BTCI single crystal and the activation energy was found to be 0.57 eV.

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The authors are thankful to Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India, for providing the facilities for the present investigation. Dr. Preeti, one of the authors, wishes to record her special thanks to UGC for providing the Post doctoral (women’s) Fellowship.

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  1. Bio/Polymer Research Laborartory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Preeti Singh & Saiqa Ikram

  2. Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronics Devices (PCSED), Department of Physics, College of Arts and Science, Najran University, P. O. Box 1988, Najran, 11001, Saudi Arabia

    M. M. Abdullah

  3. Department of Physics, AMET University, Chennai, 603 112, India

    Suresh Sagadevan

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Singh, P., Abdullah, M.M., Sagadevan, S. et al. In situ growth and physio-electrical characterization of bis-thiourea cadmium-iodide (BTCI) single crystal. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 6520–6528 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6341-8

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