Growth, optical and thermal studies of L-arginine perchlorate—A promising non-linear optical single crystal

Abstract

Optically good quality single crystal of L-arginine perchlorate ( abbreviated as LARPCL), a promising analog of LAP was successfully grown by slow solvent evaporation technique at room temperature. The grown crystals were characterized by single crystal XRD, FTIR, FT-Raman, optical absorption and SEM studies. The thermal stability of the crystal was studied by TG, DTA and DSC analysis. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) provides information about the surface morphology of the sample. The SIIG efficiency is estimated using Kurtz powder method.