<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Single crystals of good optical quality, made of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) doped with urea were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique at a constant temperature of 35 °C. Optical absorption and dielectric properties were studied for pure and urea doped KDP crystals. Using powder XRD studies, crystalline nature of pure and urea doped KDP crystals was confirmed. AC conductivity was measured for the grown crystals. DC electrical conductivity and photoconductivity studies were carried out for pure and urea doped KDP crystals and the differences caused by the dopant were also discussed.</p></abstract>

Single crystals of good optical quality, made of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) doped with urea were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique at a constant temperature of 35 °C. Optical absorption and dielectric properties were studied for pure and urea doped KDP crystals. Using powder XRD studies, crystalline nature of pure and urea doped KDP crystals was confirmed. AC conductivity was measured for the grown crystals. DC electrical conductivity and photoconductivity studies were carried out for pure and urea doped KDP crystals and the differences caused by the dopant were also discussed.

Optical, structural and electrical properties of pure and urea doped KDP crystals

Department of Physics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, 641 020, Tamil Nadu, India

Research and Development Center, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India

Materials Science-Poland

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Single crystals of good optical quality, made of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) doped with urea were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique...

Optical, structural and electrical properties of pure and urea doped KDP crystals

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 151 - 157

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0082-4

Keywords
absorption, powder XRD, dielectric, photoconductivity, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP)

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Optical, structural and electrical properties of pure and urea doped KDP crystals

Published Online: Feb 09, 2013

Page range: 151 - 157

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0082-4

Keywordsabsorption, powder XRD, dielectric, photoconductivity, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP)

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
absorption, powder XRD, dielectric, photoconductivity, potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP)