Growth and characterization of KDP crystals doped with L-Glutamic acid

Abstract

Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate (KDP) doped with L-glutamic acid has been grown by solvent slow evaporation technique from a mixture of aqueous solution of KDP and 1.0 mol% of L-Glutamic acid at room temperature. The grown crystals were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and UV-visible. The The Nonlinear optical property (SHG) of L-glutamic acid doped KDP has been confirmed. Microhardness studies were carried out on the grown crystal.