A new NLO material namely di-valine maleic (VM) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. The SHG efficiency of VM was investigated and dipole moment, polarizability, first order hyperpolarizability were calculated by DFT method.
Characterisation of crystal growth defects by X-ray methods. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, Series B: Physicsedited by B. K. Tanner and D. K. Bowen