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Effect of glycine on the optical properties of Zinc Thiourea Chloride (ZTC) single crystal
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Crystal StructureZinc Thiourea ChlorideOptical MaterialsEngineeringAmino AcidsNonlinear OpticsChemistryOptical PropertiesSingle CrystalOptical SpectroscopyCrystal FormationMaterials ScienceCrystal MaterialNon-linear OpticPhysical ChemistryNonlinear CrystalsZtc CrystalCrystallographyCrystal Structure DesignNatural SciencesSpectroscopyApplied PhysicsSecond Harmonic GenerationOptoelectronics
other hand amino acids play a vital role in the field of optical nonlinearity due to the presence of NH2 and COOH groups. Hence it is of interest to use amino acids as dopant in the nonlinear optical materials so as to study the change in optical property of nonlinear materials. In the present investigation we have grown Glycine doped ZTC crystal and its optical properties were studied. The second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency test of Glycine doped ZTC salt was carried out by the Kurtz Perry powder technique. We observed increase in SHG efficiency of ZTC after addition of Glycine, and it was found that the SHG efficiency of ZTC salt increases by 9 times when it was doped with 3 mole % Glycine. We have observed a 9 time enhancement in SHG efficiency of Glycine doped ZTC crystal when it was doped with 3mole% of Glycine. The incorporation of Glycine in ZTC was confirmed by the FTIR and EDAX analysis. The effect of Glycine on the optical transmission in the visible and ultra violet regions were studied by the UV-Visible spectral spectra. The thermogravimetric analysis suggests that incorporation of Glycine in the ZTC decreases thermal stability of the grown crystal.