Uniaxial growth of nonlinear optical active lithium para-nitrophenolate trihydrate single crystal by Sankaranarayanan-Ramasamy (SR) method

Optically transparent bulk single crystal of lithium para-nitrophenolate trihydrate has been grown along (1 1 0) plane using the uniaxial crystal growth method of Sankaranarayanan-Ramasamy with a slight modification in the growth assembly. The crystal was grown with a growth rate of 7 mm per day up to a dimensions of 80 mm length and 12 mm diameter with in a period of 12 days having cylindrical morphology. The grown crystal was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The optical transparency of the crystal was observed by UV-Vis-NIR spectral analysis. The mechanical strength of the grown crystal was tested by Vickers microhardness test along the growth plane (1 1 0). Frequency dependent dielectric studies were carried out along the growth axis. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.