Growth and characterization of pure and potassium chloride-doped Zinc Tris–thiourea Sulphate (ZTS) single crystals

Abstract Single crystals of pure and potassium chloride-doped Zinc Tris–thiourea Sulphate (ZTS) were grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The grown crystals were subjected to various studies such as XRD, FTIR, atomic absorption, SHG and TGA–DTA studies. The melting point and density of the grown crystals were also measured. The various studies revealed the incorporation of the impurity (potassium chloride) into ZTS crystals and the investigations indicated that the impurity played an important role in the changes of the spectral and structured properties of ZTS crystals.