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Effect of pH on the morphology, mechanical and optical properties of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single crystals

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L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single crystals were grown from two molar mixtures of L-arginine and HBr acid in 1 : 2 and 1 : 3 ratios. The solution pH of the above molar ratios was measured to be 7.2 and 1.8, respectively. This drastic change in pH has modified the morphology of LAHBr single crystal and influenced the mechanical stability, optical transparency, refractive index, birefringence and laser damage threshold. The decrease in pH from 7.2 to 1.8 has enhanced the optical transparency and laser damage threshold of LAHBr crystal.

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  1. Crystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, India

    K SANGEETHA & R RAMESH BABU

  2. Crystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM University, Kattankulathur, 603 203, India

    K RAMAMURTHI

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SANGEETHA, K., BABU, R.R. & RAMAMURTHI, K. Effect of pH on the morphology, mechanical and optical properties of L-arginine monohydrobromide monohydrate (LAHBr) single crystals. Bull Mater Sci 38, 1419–1422 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-015-1030-9

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