Thermal Behaviors, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis and Impact of Shock Wave on Glycine Zinc Sulphate Pentahydrate Single Crystal

This article focuses on the growth and analysis of bulk-size glycine zinc sulphate pentahydrate (GZS) single crystal. The structure of the compound is initially analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Hirshfeld surface (HS) is analyzed to visualize the distribution of electron density in the GZS crystalline structure. The laser damage threshold (LDT) of GZS is measured using a nanosecond pulsed laser at 1064 nm. Thereafter, the thermal behaviors are examined through thermogravimetric analysis at different heating rates. The activation energy calculations are performed through the Coats-Redfern method. To see the response of GZS crystal under shock wave application, changes in the crystalline quality and optical transmittance are noted. Rocking curve is recorded and FWHM values are calculated to examine the defect behavior due to shock and it is correlated to the transmittance spectra obtained through UV–vis spectroscopy. Bandgap are calculated by Tauc's plot to see the phase stability of the compound under shock wave treatment.