Fluorooxoborate Promoting the Exploration of Short-Wavelength Linear and Nonlinear Optical Crystals with Expected Properties and Versatile Structures

B Cheng, W Ma, A Tudi, F Zhang, Z Chen… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Short-wavelength optical crystals are the key components of optical devices, but only a few
crystals can be used in practical applications. In recent years, the emergence of …

Breaking Boundaries: Giant Ultraviolet Birefringence in Dimension‐Reduced Zn‐Based Crystals

Y Li, KM Ok - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Birefringent crystals have essential applications in optical communication areas. Low‐
dimensional structures with inherited structural anisotropy are potential systems for …

Clamping effect driven design and fabrication of new infrared birefringent materials with large optical anisotropy

L Wang, C Tu, H Gao, J Zhou, H Wang, Z Yang… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
Infrared (IR) birefringent materials with large optical anisotropy and wide transparency range
are important for efficient light manipulation in various IR optical devices. Herein, two new IR …

[Ba4(S2)][ZnGa4S10]: Design of an Unprecedented Infrared Nonlinear Salt‐Inclusion Chalcogenide with Disulfide‐Bonds

K Ding, H Wu, Z Hu, J Wang, Y Wu, H Yu - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salt‐inclusion chalcogenides (SICs) have been receiving widespread attention due to their
large second harmonic generation (SHG) responses and wide bandgaps, however most of …

Ba6Zn6(B3O6)6(B6O12): Barium Zinc Borate Contains π-Conjugated [B3O6]3– Anions and [B6O12]6– Anion with Edge-Sharing BO4 Tetrahedra

WJ Xie, Z Fang, JG Mao - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
A novel barium zinc borate contains π-conjugated [B3O6] 3–anions and [B6O12] 6–anion
with edge-sharing BO4 tetrahedra, Ba6Zn6 (B3O6) 6 (B6O12), has been successfully …

Introduction of the [B–O/F] Units Enhances the Band Gap and Birefringence from Na6Mg3B10O18F6 to K3NaB10O16F2

B Cheng, W Ma, A Tudi, C Liu, X Long… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The borate family is the main source of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) birefringent crystals, and it
has attracted a lot of attention due to versatile [B–O] basic units. Herein, two new borate …

K 5 [B 3 O 3 F 4 (OH)] 2 (NO 3): the first hydroxyfluorooxoborate-nitrate with a short ultraviolet cutoff edge and large birefringence

L Zhang, S Wang, F Zhang, Z Yang, X Hou - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The first hydroxyfluorooxoborate-nitrate mixed anion compound, K5 [B3O3F4 (OH)] 2 (NO3),
was synthesized by the solution evaporation method. It displays a unique structure built by …

Three Borates Belonging to the A(I)7Ae(II)Re(III)2B15O30 Family as Promising Nonlinear Optical Crystals

C Wu, Y Dang, J Chen, X Hou, H Shi - Crystal Growth & Design, 2023 - ACS Publications
Three borate crystals, namely, Rb7CaY2B15O30, NaRb6CaY2B15O30, and
LiRb6CaY2B15O30, belonging to the A (I) 7Ae (II) Re (III) 2B15O30 family, were synthesized …

An effective pathway to design and synthesize UV birefringent crystals via rational assembly of π-conjugated [CO 3] 2− and [NO 3]− triangles

Z Hu, L Liu, R Zhang, Q Jing, H Wang, J Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Planar MO3 (M= B, C, N) units have frequently been considered important structural
components of novel birefringent crystal materials. An efficient approach for constructing …

Li2PbB2O5: A Pyroborate with Large Birefringence Induced by the Synergistic Effect of Stereochemical Active Lone Pair Cations and π-Conjugated [B2O5] Groups

J Yan, D Chu, Z Chen, J Han - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Through the inclusion of two kinds of birefringence reactive groups, that is, Pb2+ cations with
stereochemically active lone pairs and π-conjugated [B2O5] groups, a new pyroborate …