Borates: A rich source for optical materials

M Mutailipu, KR Poeppelmeier, S Pan - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The primary goal of this review is to present a clear chemical perspective of borates in order
to stimulate and facilitate the discovery of new borate-based optical materials. These …

Deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystals: concept development and materials discovery

L Kang, Z Lin - Light: Science & Applications, 2022 - nature.com
Deep-ultraviolet (DUV, wavelength λ< 200 nm) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal is the core
component of frequency conversion to generate DUV laser, which plays an important role in …

Strong Nonlinearity Induced by Coaxial Alignment of Polar Chain and Dense [BO3] Units in CaZn2(BO3)2

M Mutailipu, F Li, C Jin, Z Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Discovery of new efficient nonlinear optical (NLO) materials with large second‐order
nonlinearity for the short‐wave ultraviolet spectral region (λPM≤ 266 nm, PM= phase …

Finding the Next Deep-Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Material: NH4B4O6F

G Shi, Y Wang, F Zhang, B Zhang, Z Yang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Nonlinear optical materials are essential for the development of solid-state lasers.
KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) is a unique nonlinear optical material for generation of deep-ultraviolet …

SrB5O7F3 Functionalized with [B5O9F3]6− Chromophores: Accelerating the Rational Design of Deep‐Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Materials

M Mutailipu, M Zhang, B Zhang, L Wang… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorooxoborates, benefiting from the large optical band gap, high anisotropy, and ever‐
greater possibility to form non‐centrosymmetric structures activated by the large polarization …

CsB4O6F: A Congruent‐Melting Deep‐Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optical Material by Combining Superior Functional Units

X Wang, Y Wang, B Zhang, F Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The discovery of new nonlinear optical (NLO) materials for coherent light generation in the
deep‐ultraviolet (DUV, wavelength below 200 nm) region is essential for the development of …

Cation‐tuned synthesis of fluorooxoborates: towards optimal deep‐ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials

Y Wang, B Zhang, Z Yang, S Pan - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new nonlinear optical (NLO) materials for deep‐ultraviolet (DUV)
applications is in great demand. However, the synthesis of an ideal DUV NLO crystal is a …

Polar Fluorooxoborate, NaB4O6F: A Promising Material for Ionic Conduction and Nonlinear Optics

Z Zhang, Y Wang, B Zhang, Z Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The search of new borates with improved functional properties has attracted considerable
attention. Herein, a new polar fluorooxoborate, NaB4O6F (NBF) was prepared by high …

Aluminoborates as nonlinear optical materials

J Jiao, M Zhang, S Pan - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV) and Deep‐UV (DUV, λ< 200 nm) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials
play a significant role to convert the wavelength of laser for producing UV/DUV coherent …

Expanding the chemistry of borates with functional [BO2] anions

C Huang, M Mutailipu, F Zhang, KJ Griffith, C Hu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
More than 3900 crystalline borates, including borate minerals and synthetic inorganic
borates, in addition to a wealth of industrially-important boron-containing glasses, have …