Synthesis, growth, and structural, optical, mechanical, electrical properties of a new inorganic nonlinear optical crystal: Sodium manganese tetrachloride (SMTC)

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Figures & data

Fig. 8 Variation of dielectric constant of SMTC single crystal with log frequency at different temperatures.

Scheme 1 Molecular arrangement of SMTC crystal.

Fig. 1 Solubility curve of SMTC.

Fig. 2 Photograph of as-grown crystals of SMTC.

Fig. 3 Powder XRD pattern of SMTC.

Fig. 4 UV–vis spectrum of SMTC crystal.

Fig. 5 Tauc's plot of SMTC crystal.

Table 1 comparison of SMTC crystal with other NLO crystals.

Compounds	SHG efficiency
Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP)	1
Potassium pentaborate	0.79
Ammonium pentaborate	0.2
SMTC^a	1.32

a Present work.

Fig. 6 Vickers hardness number against load plot of SMTC crystal.

Fig. 7 Log p vs log d plot of SMTC crystal.

Fig. 9 Variation of dielectric loss of SMTC single crystal with log frequency at different temperatures.

Fig. 10 Field dependent conductivity of SMTC crystal.

Fig. 11 Etch pattern on the SMTC crystal (A) after etching for 5 s, (B) after etching for 10 s, (C) after etching for 15 s.