Good quality single crystals of pure, zinc and cadmium doped L- Alanine Hydrogen Chloride monohydrate (LAHC) have been grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation method. The grown crystals were subjected to powder X–ray diffraction studies to study their structural characteristics. FTIR spectral analysis was performed to identify the presence of various functional groups in the crystals. The UV–Visible–NIR spectral analysis was carried out to study the optical properties of the grown crystals. Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) studies have been carried out to confirm the presence of dopants in the grown crystal.
