NaBi(WO4)(2) (NBW) crystals have been grown for the first time by modified-Bridgman method. Influences of some factors on the crystal growth process are discussed. X-ray powder diffraction experiments show that the unit cell parameters of N-BW crystal are a = b = 0.5284 nm, c = 1.1517 nm, and V = 0.3215 nm(3). The differential thermal analysis shows that the NBW crystal melts at 923degreesC. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.