Abstract

A transparent uniaxial L-arginine 4-nitrophenolate 4-nitrophenol dehydrate (LAPP) single crystal having dimension of 20 mm diameter and 45 mm length was grown by Sankaranarayanan-Ramasamy (SR) method with a growth rate of 1 mm per day. Using an identical solution the conventional crystal grown to a dimension of 8×5×5 mm3 was obtained over a period of 30 days. The crystal structure has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction measurement. The crystalline perfection of LAPP crystals grown by slow evaporation solution technique (SEST) and SR method were characterized using Vickers microhardness, UV-Vis NIR, chemical etching, dark and photo current measurements. The above study indicates that the crystal quality of the Sankaranarayanan-Ramasamy (SR) method grown LAPP is good compared to the conventional method grown crystal.

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