Experimental determination of metastable zonewidth, induction period, interfacial energy and growth of non-linear optical l-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride single crystals

Single crystals of l-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride (LGAHCl) were grown by low temperature solution growth technique. The induction periods were measured at various supersaturations and hence the interfacial energies were evaluated. The experimentally evaluated values of interfacial energies are found to be in good agreement with theoretically predicated values.