Author(s)

J. Rajeev Gandhi, B. Vijayalakshmi, M. Rathnakumari, P. Sureshkumar

Materials Research Center, Department of Physics,Velammal Engineering College, Chennai. 600066, India..

Pure and Molybdenum (Mo) doped Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) inorganic crystals were grown by high temperature solution growth (HTSG) from poly phosphate (K₆P₄O₁₃) flux using different KTP/Flux ratios. The pure and doped KTP crystals of size 20x13x5 mm³ and 7x5x2.5 mm³ respectively were grown successfully by spontaneous nucleation. The grown crystals were characterized by XRD, UV, FTIR and Hardness studies. Micro hardness studies show that the pure crystals are harder than the Mo doped crystals.

KTP crystal, flux Growth, Spontaneous nucleation, Mo doping

J. Gandhi, B. Vijayalakshmi, M. Rathnakumari and P. Sureshkumar, "Growth of Pure and Mo Doped Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) Crystals:Influence of KTP/Flux Ratios on the Growth Morphology," Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Vol. 10 No. 8, 2011, pp. 683-691. doi: 10.4236/jmmce.2011.108053.