Influence of Ca2+ ions on the habit of KDP crystals

Abstract

Abstract. A few KDP (KH 2 PO 4 ) and KDP:Ca 2+ (CaCl 2 ) single crystals were grown based on the temperature reduction method. Investigations show that the presence of bivalent ions like Ca 2+ could be a cause of retarded growth rate and induced crystalline lattice defects. Here the pure KDP crystals are compared with KDP:CaCl 2 . Crystals of both types were also studied in aspect of other structural and optical properties.