As early as 2001, the need for the 'functional motif theory'was pointed out, to assist the
rational design of functional materials. The properties of materials are determined by their …

Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals are an essential support for laser applications, as they
could extend the tunable range of all-solid-state lasers. NLO inorganic sulfates always …

Metal-free borates have emerged as a new class of solid-state chemistry and related
crystalline materials with high performance. However, the discovery of metal-free borate …

The generated light can be tuned to cover almost the entire spectral range from deep‐
ultraviolet to terahertz wavelengths by utilizing the nonlinear optical crystals with a simple …

Second‐harmonic generation (SHG) is a fundamental optical property of nonlinear optical
(NLO) crystals. Thus far, it has proved difficult to engineer large SHG responses, particularly …

Traditional fluorides are rarely reported as candidates for nonlinear optical (NLO) materials
featuring a deep-ultraviolet cutoff edge. Theoretical investigations suggest that the ZrF8 …

Ionic organic crystals containing organic planar π‐conjugated units has become one of the
hot spots as nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. However, although this type of ionic organic …

A big challenge for nonlinear optical (NLO) materials is the application in high power lasers,
which needs the simultaneous occurrence of large second harmonic generation (SHG) and …

Exploring novel photoelectric functional materials via chemical substitution-oriented design
is an effective strategy, which can be expanded to the discovery of high-performance UV …

Two new pyrophosphates nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, Rb3PbBi (P2O7) 2 (I) and
Cs3PbBi (P2O7) 2 (II), were successfully designed and synthesized. Both compounds …