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Single crystals are a type of solid state material that can be classed, depending on the arrangement of the component atoms, ions, or molecules, polycrystals and amorphous materials are formed. An ideal crystal is an infinite lattice of atoms arranged in patterns that repeat with repeat distances in all three dimensions. Real crystals are limited in size and contain defects. Crystal growth is a multidisciplinary field that encompasses physics, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, metallurgy, crystallography, and mineralogy. The presence of functional groups and modes of vibration of crystals were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared analysis. The absorption spectrum revealed that the crystal possess lower UV cut off wavelength. UV- visible analysis revealed that the ZTS crystal is good in quality and optically transparent. Microhardness study indicates that the crystal belongs to the class of soft materials. The Thermo gravimetric analysis confirmed that the grown pure, 1 mole % and 2 mole % of KI doped ZTS crystals are thermally stable up to 236.92?C, 238.77?C and 242.52?C respectively. The SHG efficiency of KI doped ZTS crystal is enhanced by KI dopant. Elemental compositions of grown crystals were obtained by using Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis.