compared to KDP crystal. Therefore, the aforesaid results make 4-nitrophenyl hydrazone
crystal is a good candidate for NLO applications.
Acknowledgements
This work is carried out under the research project sanctioned by UGC, Govt. of India
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Project no. 41-911/2012 (SR)].
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