• Title of article

    Growth and characterization of KTiOPO4 single crystals

  • Author/Authors

    Kumar، نويسنده , , F. Joseph and Moorthy، نويسنده , , S. Ganesa and Subramanian، نويسنده , , C. and Bocelli، نويسنده , , G.، نويسنده ,

  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    31
  • To page
    35
  • Abstract
    Large size potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) crystals were grown by spontaneous nucleation technique from the K6P4O13 flux modified with the addition of MoO3. MoO3 suppressed the multinucleation. A cooling rate of 0.2 K h−1 yielded large crystals. Growth mechanism was revealed by optical microscopy. Etching experiments showed typical etch pits with hollow core and dislocation density in the range of 1500–20000 cm−2. Hardness measurements showed anisotropy and a decrease in hardness index with applied load.
  • Keywords
    NLO materials , Large crystals , Potassium titanyl phosphate
  • Journal title
    Astroparticle Physics
  • Record number

    2066039