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Tri Glycinsulphate with partial substitution of phosphoric acid, namely Tri Glycine Sulpho Phosphate (TGSP) has been grown by slow cooling method. Habit modifications have been observed with change in the concentration of ortho phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ). Monoclinic structure of the grown crystals has been confirmed using X-ray diffraction analysis. TGSP crystals doped with L -Asparagine were also grown. The doping effect is qualitatively estimated using FTIR analysis. TGA, DTA studies and dielectric measurements were carried out for pure and L-Asparagine doped TGSP crystals to investigate the thermal and electrical properties of the crystals.

An experimental procedure adopted to prepare the recent Ferroelectric Glycine Phosphite (GPI) single crystal is presented. As the crystal solubility in water depends on temperature, single crystals were grown from fine seed crystals in a saturated solution by employing the slow cooling technique. Transparent, colourless crystals with habit morphology weighing about 8 gm were obtained with in a month. The same procedure was used to grow single crystals with Thiourea doped GPI (TUGPI). Powder X-ray diffraction studies as well as FTIR studies were carried out on both the crystals. The results are discussed in detail.

Pure and potassium doped cadmium mercury thiocyanate single crystals have been obtained from silica gel by the process of diffusion. The X-ray diffraction studies reveal the crystal lattice of both pure and doped crystals to be tetragonal. The crystalline perfection of the grown crystals were investigated by high resolution X-ray diffraction analysis and the quality of the crystals are found to be extremely good. Transmission and Fourier transform infrared spectra were recorded for the grown crystals. The TG/DTA analyses show that the crystals are highly thermally stable. The mechanical strength of the crystals were studied by Vickers microhardness test and a study of their second harmonic generation efficiency in comparison with urea has been made by performing Kurtz powder test.