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Growth, spectral, optical, thermal, electrical, mechanical and etching studies of organic single crystal: l-histidinium l-tartrate hemihydrate

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Organic single crystal of l-histidinium l-tartrate hemihydrate was grown by slow solvent evaporation method using a cationic precursor (l-histidine), an anionic precursor (l-tartaric acid) and water as a solvent. The compound crystallizes in non-centrosymmetric space group, C2 of monoclinic structure. The nature of co-ordination and the vibrational assignments of the compound were confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy. Optical, fluorescence and NLO studies were performed on the grown crystal to reveal the optical behaviour. Thermal stability of the crystal was investigated using thermo gravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and the kinetic parameters such as activation energy (E), enthalpy (ΔH), entropy (ΔS) and Gibb’s free energy of activation (ΔG) was obtained using Coats–Redfern relation. The grown crystal was subjected to dielectric studies for different frequency and temperature. The Vicker’s micro hardness test was carried away to test the mechanical stability and to detect the hardness parameters. The growth pattern of the grown crystal was analyzed using etches pit surface patterns with water.

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Revathi, V., Karthik, K. Growth, spectral, optical, thermal, electrical, mechanical and etching studies of organic single crystal: l-histidinium l-tartrate hemihydrate. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 29, 17323–17332 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-018-9827-0

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