OPTICAL, THERMAL AND MECHANICAL STUDIES ON NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL DIGLYCINE BARIUM CHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE (DGBCM) SINGLE CRYSTAL

Abstract

The nonlinear optical single crystals of diglycine barium chloride monohydrate were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique from the mixture of an aqueous solution of glycine and barium chloride in the ratio 2:1 at room temperature. The grown crystals were characterized by various techniques such as single crystals X-ray diffraction, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR spectra, Vickers hardness studies, thermogravimetric analysis, and fluorescence spectra. Its second harmonic generation efficiency was measured by Kurtz and Perry powder technique using Nd :YAG laser.