<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">It is important to grow and characterize new bimetallic thiocyanate single crystals as they are expected to exhibit useful optical and electrical properties. In the present study, calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals were grown by slow evaporation of solvent and were characterized chemically, structurally, thermally, optically and electrically. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the grown crystal belongs to the tetragonal crystal system with lattice parameters: a = b = 12.2491(7) Å and c = 15.1012(5) Å. EDAX spectral analysis confirms the expected chemical composition. Thermogravimetric (TG/DTA) measurement implies good thermal stability. Optical (UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectral and SHG efficiency) measurements suggest good optical absorption in the UV and blue regions and the SHG efficiency of 6.13 (in urea unit). The dielectric measurements carried out in the temperature range of 40 °C to 150 °C at five different frequencies, viz. 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz and 1 MHz indicate a normal dielectric behavior.</abstract>

It is important to grow and characterize new bimetallic thiocyanate single crystals as they are expected to exhibit useful optical and electrical properties. In the present study, calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals were grown by slow evaporation of solvent and were characterized chemically, structurally, thermally, optically and electrically. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the grown crystal belongs to the tetragonal crystal system with lattice parameters: a = b = 12.2491(7) Å and c = 15.1012(5) Å. EDAX spectral analysis confirms the expected chemical composition. Thermogravimetric (TG/DTA) measurement implies good thermal stability. Optical (UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectral and SHG efficiency) measurements suggest good optical absorption in the UV and blue regions and the SHG efficiency of 6.13 (in urea unit). The dielectric measurements carried out in the temperature range of 40 °C to 150 °C at five different frequencies, viz. 100 Hz, 1 kHz, 10 kHz, 100 kHz and 1 MHz indicate a normal dielectric behavior.

Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals

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Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN) single crystals

It is important to grow and characterize new bimetallic thiocyanate single crystals as they are expected to exhibit useful optical and electrical properties....

Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)₄ single crystals

Published Online: Feb 01, 2019

Page range: 704 - 710

Received: Dec 02, 2017

Accepted: May 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0093

Keywords
bimetallic thiocyanates, dielectric materials, NLO materials, single crystal growth, growth from solution, characterization

© 2018 C. Latha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)4 single crystals

Published Online: Feb 01, 2019

Page range: 704 - 710

Received: Dec 02, 2017

Accepted: May 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2018-0093

Keywordsbimetallic thiocyanates, dielectric materials, NLO materials, single crystal growth, growth from solution, characterization

© 2018 C. Latha et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Growth and physicochemical characterization of calcium cadmium thiocyanate CaCd(SCN)₄ single crystals

Keywords
bimetallic thiocyanates, dielectric materials, NLO materials, single crystal growth, growth from solution, characterization