Synthesis, phase and reaction mechanism of nonlinear optical material MnTeMoO6

Pure polycrystalline MnTeMoO6 is highly desirable to crystal growth. Polycrystalline MnTeMoO6 has been synthesized by solid-state reaction techniques. The optimized preparation process, phase purity and reaction mechanism of polycrystalline MnTeMoO6 were investigated. The reaction will be paused if the atoms cannot pass through the grain boundary and restarted after ground intimately. A new method combined with X-ray diffraction and microscopic observation is employed to determine the phase purity of polycrystalline MnTeMoO6. Pure polycrystalline MnTeMoO6 with gray color and single crystalline phase can be obtained after the reactant was calcined at 500 °C for 20 h three times and can be used to crystal growth. This method for determining the phase purity of powder sample can be used in the synthesis of other polycrystalline powders.