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 (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 …

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 …

Large band gap and strong nonlinear optical (NLO) effect are two valuable but contradictory
parameters, which are difficult to balance in one infrared (IR) NLO material. Herein, the first …

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 …

Exploring significant ultraviolet/deep‐ultraviolet nonlinear optical (NLO) materials is
hindered by rigorous and contradictory requirements, especially, possessing a moderate …

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 …

Conspectus Coherent light radiation down to the deep-ultraviolet spectral range (λ< 200 nm)
produced by common laser sources is extensively used in diverse fields ranging from …

Discovering new functional genes, designing perfect crystal structures, and develo** high‐
performance materials are the goals being pursued by scientists. Herein, the first antimony …

The search of new borates with improved functional properties has attracted considerable
attention. Herein, a new polar fluorooxoborate, NaB4O6F (NBF) was prepared by high …