Manganese Mercury Thiocyanate Doped Zirconium Silicate Crystal Structure for Photo-Electronic, Electro-Optic and Sensor Applications

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 16 | 02 | Page :
By

P. Girija,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Manganese mercury thiocyanate is a well-known organometallic crystal prized for its nonlinear optical properties. The high second harmonic efficiency of nearly 18 times that of urea and the wide optical transmittance window (373–2250 nm) of MMTC indicate that this material is an excellent candidate for photonics device fabrication. The metal thiocyanates and their Lewis-base adducts are one of the interesting themes of structural chemistry. For MMTC is a very flexible structure, scientists often mix it with other chemicals to alter the crystal grid for specific laser technologies. Here single crystals of manganese mercury thiocyanate (MMTC) and MMTC doped zirconium silicate were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique using triply distilled water as solvent at ambient temperature. The single crystal X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the system of MMTC doped zirconium silicate crystal is monoclinic with different cell parameter values than MMTC as a=5.07A˚, b=14.32A˚, c=9.63A˚ and v=698A3˚ with change in system or space group as Monoclinic with angles α=γ=90˚, β=93.21˚ concluding that so synthesised crystal is newly formed so far not synthesised by any researchers. Also the crystals structure is refined and crystal data is collected.

Keywords: Single crystal, monoclinic, MMTC, zirconium silicate, ambient temperature, organometallic compound

How to cite this article: P. Girija. Manganese Mercury Thiocyanate Doped Zirconium Silicate Crystal Structure for Photo-Electronic, Electro-Optic and Sensor Applications. Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering. 2026; 16(02):-.
How to cite this URL: P. Girija. Manganese Mercury Thiocyanate Doped Zirconium Silicate Crystal Structure for Photo-Electronic, Electro-Optic and Sensor Applications. Journal of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering. 2026; 16(02):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jomme/article=2026/view=256908

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Volume 16
02
Received 15/06/2026
Accepted 25/06/2026
Published 30/07/2026
Publication Time 45 Days

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