Studies Of Gamma Glycine Crystlas Grown In The Aqueous Solution Of Zinc Chloride

Solution method was adopted to grow single crystals of gamma glycine from the aqueous solution of zinc chloride (GGZC). The harvested crystals were observed to be colourless, transparent and non-hygroscopic. The solubility studies were carried out by gravimetrical method at different temperatures and nucleation kinetic studies were done on the sample to understand the nucleation phenomena. The grown crystals were characterized by various studies like XRD studies, optical studies, dielectric studies, microhardness studies, LDT studies, SHG studies and measurement of density etc and the obtained results were analyzed and discussed. The results show that the grown GGZC crystal emits green laser light when the infrared laser light from Nd:YAG laser is passed onto the crystal. The grown GGZC crystal is found to be transparent in the visible region and it has high optical band gap.