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Chapter I Brief Introduction...
1. Growth, nucleation studies and nucleation kinetics of pure and amino acid
doped KDP crystals.
2. CHN analysis and paper chromatography studies to confirm the amino
acids doping.
3. Powder XRD studies to verify the change, if any, in the crystal structure due
to amino acids doping along with the assessment of single phase nature.
4. FTIR spectroscopy studies for identification of various functional groups
and the presence of amine group due to amino acids doping in KDP.
5. UV-Vis spectroscopy study is intended for the assessing the effect of
amino acids doping on the transparency of KDP crystals, which is very
important for optical studies.
6. Kurtz powder technique analysis is carried out to measure the SHG
efficiency of pure and amino acids doped KDP crystals. This study is capable
to indicate the benefit, if any, due to doping of amino acids in KDP.
7. The dielectric measurements are carried out to investigate the effect of
amino acids doping on polarization behavior and various dielectric
parameters of KDP crystals.
8. The thermal study is carried out to assess the thermal stability of pure and
amino acids doped KDP crystals and the effect of doping on crystalline thermal
stability.
9. The Vickers micro-indentation hardness is carried out to study the changes
brought by amino acids doping in the mechanical behavior of KDP
crystals, which is important for machinability and device applications of
crystals.
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