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Crystal Growth of l-Alanine Oxalic Acid Crystal and its Spectral, NLO, Mechanical, Thermal, and Impedance Properties

Journal of Electronic Materials volume 51, pages 3068–3077 (2022)Cite this article

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Single crystals of l-alanine oxalic acid (LAO) were grown by adopting the slow evaporation technique at room temperature. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction was used to evaluate the crystal structure of the as-grown LAO. The functional groups of LAO were identified by FT-IR spectroscopy. UV-Visible-NIR transmittance study was carried out to determine the bandgap energy. A fluorescence study was performed to obtain the emission spectrum of the LAO crystal. Vickers microhardness study was carried out to evaluate the mechanical properties of the LAO crystal. Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis were also conducted to investigate the thermal properties of the LAO crystal. The efficiency of the title crystal’s second harmonic generation (SHG) was investigated. The electrical properties were estimated by impedance study. A laser damage threshold (LDT) study revealed that the LAO crystal has a high laser damage threshold.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to express their gratitude to several research centres, including the SAIF-IIT, Madras, the ACIC-St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, the NCIF-National College, Tiruchirappalli, and Alagappa University, Karaikudi, for their contributions. The authors would like to express their gratitude to the APRC – Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur, the CIF – Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, and the IISC – Bangalore for their full-fledged assistance in carrying out the characterization measures for this research project.

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  1. PG and Research Department of Physics, Thiruvalluvar Government Arts College, Periyar University, Rasipuram, Tamilnadu, 637401, India

    S. Thangavel & R. Ashok Kumar

  2. Crystal Growth Laboratory, PG and Research, Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Bharathidasan University, Karur, Tamilnadu, 639005, India

    V. Kathiravan & S. Eniya

  3. Crystal Growth Laboratory, PG and Research, Department of Physics, National College (Autonomous), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620001, India

    G. Satheesh Kumar & M. Kumaresavanji

  4. Department of Physics, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tiruchendur, Tamilnadu, 628216, India

    P. Selvarajan

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Thangavel, S., Kathiravan, V., Ashok Kumar, R. et al. Crystal Growth of l-Alanine Oxalic Acid Crystal and its Spectral, NLO, Mechanical, Thermal, and Impedance Properties. J. Electron. Mater. 51, 3068–3077 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-022-09546-2

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