Optical, structural and mechanical properties of a zinc magnesium sulphate crystal

Authors(2) :-V.S. Kumar, R.S. Sundararajan

Single crystals of zinc magnesium sulphate were grown from a non aqueous solution by slow evaporation method at room temperature. Good quality transparent crystals were harvested by slow evaporation technique within 25 days. The crystals were subjected to single X ray diffraction and its structure was determined. UV-Vis spectrum confirms that the material has wide optical transparency. FTIR analysis confirms the vibrational modes of the crystal and the presence of functional groups. The Vicker’s hardness property shows its mechanical strength. The surface morphology is studied by SEM technique.

Authors and Affiliations

V.S. Kumar
Department of Physics, Swami Dayananda College of Arts and Science, Manjakkudi, Tiruvarur, Tamilnadu,India
R.S. Sundararajan
Department of Physics, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India

MZE–zinc magnesium sulphate crystal, XRD-X-ray diffraction, SEM–scanning electron microscope, FTIR–fourier transform infrared, UV-Vis – ultraviolet-visible.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 3 | Issue 11 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-15
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 28-32
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1731106
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

Cite This Article :

V.S. Kumar, R.S. Sundararajan, " Optical, structural and mechanical properties of a zinc magnesium sulphate crystal", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 3, Issue 11, pp.28-32, November-December-2017.
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