Effect of vitamin-C on structural, thermal, and optical properties of lithium sulfate monohydrate crystal

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 4798 - 4804
• Main Authors: Dileep, M. S., Prashanth, G. K., Prabhu, S. R. Boselin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-02-2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Crystal growth; Crystal structure; Differential thermal analysis; Differential thermogravimetric analysis; Doped crystals; Fourier transforms; Functional groups; Infrared analysis; Lithium; Materials Science; Neodymium lasers; Optical and Electronic Materials; Optical properties; Room temperature; Second harmonic generation; Single crystals; Spectrum analysis; Thermal stability; X-ray diffraction; YAG lasers
• ISSN: 0957-4522; 1573-482X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10854-020-05218-1

A single crystal of vitamin-C-doped lithium sulfate (VCLSM) was grown at room temperature from aqueous solution by slow evaporation method. The as-grown crystals were found to be transparent and yellow in color. Powder X-ray diffractogram of the pure and doped crystals was recorded and various planes were identified for their corresponding reflections. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis validated the crystalline nature of the samples. Single crystal X-ray diffraction study revealed the structure of the crystals and also revealed their monoclinic crystal system with space group P2
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. The vibrational modes of different functional groups present in the compound were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectral analysis. Thermal characteristics study of the crystal was carried out by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques, which clearly showed that the materials have high thermal stability even after doping. Optical transmittance spectrum using UV–Vis–NIR spectrometer showed that the grown crystal is highly transparent in the whole visible and Infrared (IR) region. Second-harmonic generation (SHG) property was confirmed for both pure and doped crystals by Kurtz’s powder test using Nd:YAG Laser.