Growth, XRD, Spectroscopic, Hardness and SHG studies of L-asparagine monohydrate single crystals

Abstract

ABSTRACT Single crystals of L-asparagine monohydrate (LAM) have been grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis was employed to identify the cell parameters. The reflection planes of LAM crystal were confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction study and diffraction peaks were indexed. Functional groups of the sample were identified by FTIR analysis. Optical properties such as optical transmittance and second harmonic generation were also studied on the grown LAM crystals. The soft nature of LAM crystal was checked by measuring the microhardness test