M. Parthasarathy, M. Anantharaja, R. Gopalakrishnan
Feb 1, 2012
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Journal of Crystal Growth
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Abstract Single crystal of l -serine methyl ester hydrochloride (LSMEHCl), was grown using slow evaporation solution growth technique. The grown crystal was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and the presence of functional groups were identified by FT-IR analysis. From the Optical transmission spectra of the grown crystal the optical energy band gap is found to be 5 eV and the refractive indices ( n x , n y and n z ) were found using Brewster's angle method. The melting point of the material obtained using melting point apparatus is 168 °C. The thermal stability of the crystal was investigated. The second harmonic generation was tested with different particle sizes of powdered LSMEHCl by Kurtz–Perry powder method using Nd:YAG laser, which established the existence of phase matching.