Gel growth is the best method for growth of potassium perchlorate single crystals.The effect of concentration of reactants,concentration of gel,temperature,pH value of gel on crystal nucleation density,size,form and quality has been studied by experiments.The best growth parameters for growth of large size,well defined and transparent potassium perchlorate single crystals are obtained.The crystal morphology and the relative importance of crystal faces of potassium perchlorate single crystals are quantitatively analyzed for the first time,and the results are in satisfactory agreement with experimental observations.The theory of periodic bond chain(PBC) is verified in the experiment.