Growth, Structural, Spectral, Opticaland Photoconductivity Studies of Semiorganic Nonlinear Optical Single Crystal: Calcium5-Sulfosalicylate

Good quality semi-organic nonlinear optical crystal Calcium5-Sulfosalicylate (CA5SS) was synthesized, and crystals were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique. The cell parameters, molecular structure and crystalline perfection of the grown crystal were studied by single crystal x-ray diffraction analysis. The presence of various functional groups of the grown crystal was confirmed using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman) analysis. UV-Visible spectrum shows that CA5SS crystals have high transmittance in the range of 330–900 nm. The laser induced surface damage threshold, transient photoluminescence properties of the grown crystal were analyzed. The second harmonic generation efficiencies of the grown crystal (CA5SS) were studied and compared with that of KDP.