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Structural, thermal and optical properties of KTi(0.92)La(0.08)OPO4 and KTi(0.94)Nd(0.06)OPO4
S Sadhasivam1, Rajesh Narayana Perumal1, P Ramasamy1
1Centre for Crystal Growth, Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu 603 110, India.
Abstract:
KTi0.92La0.08OPO4 (KTP:La) and KTi0.94Nd0.06OPO4 (KTP:Nd) single crystals are grown using high temperature top seeded flux growth technique. The strain derived from doping is calculated from Williamson-Hall relation. The packing structure and lattice parameter of the grown crystals are analyzed using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The bonding, distortion and change in inter-atomic distances by strain effects of doping are assessed by Raman spectroscopy. Thermal stabilities of grown crystals are evaluated by specific heat capacity measurement. Pronounced high specific heat capacity is recorded as 1.16 J/gK at 498 K for KTP:Nd. Second harmonic generation intensities are measured for KTP:Nd and KTP:La single crystal.
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