Recent advances in rational structure design for nonlinear optical crystals: leveraging advantageous templates

Z Yan, J Fan, S Pan, M Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals that can expand the spectral range of laser outputs have
attracted significant attention for their optoelectronic applications. The research progress …

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 …

Record second-harmonic generation and birefringence in an ultraviolet antimonate by bond engineering

L Qi, X Jiang, K Duanmu, C Wu, Z Lin… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Oxides have attracted considerable attention owing to their potential for nonlinear optical
(NLO) applications. Although significant progress has been achieved in optimizing the …

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

M Mutailipu, F Li, C **, 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 …

AIB3IIC3IIIQ8VI: A New Family for the Design of Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials by Coupling Octahedra and Tetrahedra Units

L Luo, L Wang, J Chen, J Zhou, Z Yang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Large second-harmonic generation (SHG) response and broad band gap are two important
and competitive parameters. It is difficult to balance them out in one material. In this work, by …

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 …

Local polarity-induced assembly of second-order nonlinear optical materials

Y Li, J Luo, S Zhao - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, producing coherent light by the
cascaded frequency conversion, are current hot topics in material chemistry and optics, as …

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 …

Sn2PO4I: An Excellent Birefringent Material with Giant Optical Anisotropy in Non π‐Conjugated Phosphate

J Guo, A Tudi, S Han, Z Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring non π‐conjugated phosphate birefringent crystal with a large birefringence has
been a great challenge. Herein, based on the unique two‐dimensional layered structure in …

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 …