Author(s)

R. Nandhakumar¹, T. Radhakrishnan²

¹School of Education, Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy, Kumbakonam, India.
²Department of Physics, Srinivasa Ramanujan Centre, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy, Kumbakonam, India.

Materials with large non-linear optical properties are good candidates for applications in the fields of telecommunications, solar energy conversion, laser treatment and so on. In the present study, a crystal of Ammonium Dihydrogen Orthophosphate doped with Acridine Orange, possessing excellent nonlinear optical properties were grown by the slow solvent evaporation technique at 25°C using a constant temperature bath. Ammonium dihydrogen orthophosphate doped with Acridine Orange were synthesized in a large quantity via solution growth method using aqueous mixtures of Ammonium Dihydrogen Orthophosphate and Acridine Orange. The morphological characteristics were studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy which revealed that the synthesized product possesses needle shaped microstructures. The mechanical properties are studied by Vicker’s micro hardness test.

Impurities, Nucleation, Supersaturated, Growth from Solutions, Organic Compound, Non-Linear Optical Material

Nandhakumar, R. and Radhakrishnan, T. (2016) Growth and Study of ADP Crystal Doped with Acridine Orange. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 6, 177-181. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2016.63019.