Unidirectional growth of largest L-LMHCl dihydrate crystal by SR method

Large diameter semi-organic l-lysine monohydrochloride dihydrate (L-LMHCl) single crystal was grown using Sankaranarayanan-Ramasamy (SR) method. The solubility and the nucleation of the material for different temperatures have been studied. The metastable zone width for L-LMHCl has been investigated. The growth rate along 〈0 1¯ 1〉, 〈0 1 1¯〉, 〈0 1 1〉 and 〈1 0 0〉 orientations was studied. The effect of gravity driven concentration gradient on SR method was investigated. The grown crystal was characterized by transmission and dielectric studies.