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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yanna Chen, Wenyao Zhang, Donghai An, Maierhaba Abudoureheman, Zhaohui Chen, Hongyu Mi
Summary: A new polymorph of Ba3Zn2(BO3)(3)F, alpha-Ba3Zn2(BO3)(3)F, was synthesized and studied for its structural properties, including an anomalous phase transition with different densities in the two polymorphous phases. This was confirmed by detailed structural analyses using powder X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Optics
Xunsheng Zhou, Baolong Wang, Aihua Yao, Shuang Lu, Ying Hong, Shanshan Hu, Jun Cheng, Yinzhen Wang, Cailin Wang
Summary: Te4+-doped YCa4O(BO3)3 phosphors were successfully prepared by a high temperature solid-state reaction method, showing strong fluorescence properties and linear temperature response.
JOURNAL OF LUMINESCENCE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Marlene Palluel, Liza El Khoury, Nathalie Daro, Sonia Buffiere, Michael Josse, Mathieu Marchivie, Guillaume Chastanet
Summary: This study focuses on the polymorphism of the compound [Fe(Htrz)(2)trz](BF4) and the influence of synthetic parameters, presenting the crystal structure of polymorph II and discussing the differences between polymorphs. The resolution of the crystal structure of the [Fe(Htrz)(2)(trz)](PF6) analogue allows for the creation of a phase diagram and discussion on the effect of reaction conditions on particle size and properties.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Dongsheng Yuan, Encarnacion G. Villora, Kiyoshi Shimamura
Summary: LYBO and LYOB both belong to the monoclinic crystal system with the same space group. Ce:LYOB crystals exhibit broad emission in the orange wavelength region due to an extraordinarily large Stokes shift.
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hongyuan Sha, Zheyao Xiong, Junxin Xu, Zujian Wang, Rongbing Su, Chao He, Xiaoming Yang, Xifa Long, Ying Liu
Summary: This study proposes a new design strategy that combines ultraviolet and infrared functional groups into a ferroelectric, and successfully designs and studies a phosphogermanate crystal, KGeOPO4, with a wide transparency window, strong second harmonic generation response, and high laser-induced damage threshold, exhibiting typical ferroelectric properties.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Yuebo Hu, Xianying Shao, Zhaoyang Wang, Xiaolong Xu, Xiujun Han, Haizheng Tao, Yuanzheng Yue
Summary: The study revealed the polymorphic phase transition of BaAl2Si2O8 in the SiO2-Al2O3-BaF2-Na2O glass, as well as the discovery of a reversible transformation. Analysis using DSC, XRD, and HRTEM demonstrated the role of Na2O in promoting crystal transformation.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chong-An Chen, Guo-Yu Yang
Summary: A new acentric aluminoborate compound, Na1.5Cs0.5[Al{BO3}{B9O15(OH)(3)}(1/3)], has been successfully synthesized. This compound exhibits moderate second-harmonic-generation response and has a short cutoff edge below 200 nm, suggesting its potential applications in deep-UV regions.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojing Li, Zilong Chen, Fuming Li, Fangfang Zhang, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan
Summary: A fluorine-directed material design strategy is adopted to synthesize LiNaB6O9F2 crystal with double interpenetrating (3)[B6O9F2](infinity) networks, which exhibits enhanced birefringence and phase-matching capacity. LiNaB6O9F2 crystal possesses a perfect balance among deep-UV cutoff edge, large second-harmonic generation response (1.1 x KDP), and moderate birefringence (0.067 at 1064 nm), making it a promising UV NLO crystal.
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shao-Min Pei, Lin-Tao Jiang, Bin-Wen Liu, Guo-Cong Guo
Summary: A new noncentrosymmetric salt-inclusion chalcogenide with phase-matchable second harmonic generation (SHG) signal and high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) was synthesized by high-temperature solid-state method.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sikandar Aftab, Ms Samiya, Ali Raza, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Hafiz Mansoor Ul Haque, Karna Ramachandraiah, Saqlain Yousuf, Seong Chan Jun, Atteq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Zahir Iqbal
Summary: Through deep ultraviolet doping and exposure to different gas environments, this study successfully demonstrated the polarity inversion of MoTe2 nanoflakes from p-type to n-type, resulting in the formation of an in-plane homogeneous p-n junction with a diode rectifying ratio of approximately 3.8 x 10(4). The use of a physical carrier-type inversion technique may hold significance in advancing functional devices.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Dan Wang, Yunxi Zhang, Qi Shi, Qian Liu, Daqing Yang, Bingbing Zhang, Ying Wang
Summary: Two tellurate polymorphs, alpha- and beta-Li2HfTeO6, are reported to exhibit fast thermally induced phase transition, making them potential nonlinear optical switches. The Li2HfTeO6 polymorphs possess a low transition temperature, good switching reversibility, and high laser-induced damage threshold, making them excellent candidates for nonlinear optical applications.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jie Song, Conggang Li, Jinmiao Jiao, Yuheng She, Wenli Zhao, Fei Liang, Ning Ye, Zhanggui Hu, Yicheng Wu
Summary: A prospective rare-earth borate UV NLO crystal, KNa2La2(BO3)(3), was extracted by spontaneous crystallization. This crystal exhibits strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) activity and a wide transparency window, making it a promising material for UV NLO applications.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Banglin Cao, Zegao Wang, Xuya Xiong, Libin Gao, Jiheng Li, Mingdong Dong
Summary: The study investigates the abnormal hysteresis behavior in MoS2 transistors caused by intrinsic sulfur vacancies, and demonstrates a reversible characteristic after in situ decoration with Pt. The research not only reveals the mechanism underlying the electrical transport mechanism, but also offers a strategy to achieve high electrical performance.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kai Sheng, Zhi Wang, Li Li, Zhi-Yong Gao, Chen-Ho Tung, Di Sun
Summary: Despite being a relatively weak supramolecular force, the C-H...O interaction presents a significant challenge in the crystal engineering of complex metallosupramolecules. By altering the composition ratio of a ternary solvent system, the intermolecular C-H...O interaction can be tuned to control the formation of one-dimensional metal cluster polymorphs and modulate their temperature-dependent photoluminescence behavior and photothermal conversion properties, which can be applied in remote-controlled laser ignition.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Crystallography
Rimma Bubnova, Valentina Yukhno, Artem Yurev, Alexey Povolotskiy, Maria Krzhizhanovskaya, Sergey Volkov, Valery Ugolkov, Stanislav Filatov
Summary: A novel non-centrosymmetric NdSr4O(BO3)(3) borate and solid solutions of Nd(Ca1- xSrx)(4)O (BO3)(3) have been synthesized. The crystal structures of the solid solutions were determined using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The study reveals a similarity between thermal expansion and compositional deformations. Additionally, the series of solid solutions shows a maximum SHG signal at x=0.2.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Miriding Mutailipu, Fuming Li, Congcong Jin, Zhihua Yang, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Shilie Pan
Summary: A new beryllium-free borate CaZn2(BO3)(2) with large second harmonic generation response was designed in this study, demonstrating the significance of designing beryllium-free SBBO-type NLO crystals and the feasibility of inducing giant second-order nonlinearity enhancement through simple non-isomorphic substitution.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Congcong Jin, Fuming Li, Bingliang Cheng, Haotian Qiu, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: Polarization modulation of deep-UV light is important in current technologies, and a double-modification strategy driven by F and OH anions has been proposed to enhance the critical properties of deep-UV birefringent crystals. A new hydroxyborate crystal with giant cluster structure has been synthesized, exhibiting a large birefringence. Structural and theoretical analysis reveal that the near-plane arrangement of the cluster and the pi-conjugated [BO3] and [BO2OH] units are responsible for the large optical anisotropy.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kaitong Liu, Jian Han, Fuming Li, Congcong Jin, Zhihua Yang, Miriding Mutailipu, Shilie Pan
Summary: A hydrous borate compound Ba2B13O19(OH)(5)·5H2O with a unique structure was successfully synthesized by the traditional hydrothermal method. It shows promising optical properties, making it a potential nonlinear optical crystal for the UV spectral region and enriching the structural chemistry of borate system.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Congcong Jin, Fuming Li, Xingqi Li, Juanjuan Lu, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: The discovery of crystals functionalized by optically active units is important for laser science and industry due to their potential for frequency conversion and light modulation. In this study, difluoro(oxalato)borate was identified as a new source of short-wavelength ultraviolet optical crystals, and three difluoro(oxalato)borates with bifunctional units were synthesized and characterized. These crystals showed promising nonlinear optical effects and wide band gaps, making them potential candidates for short-wavelength UV optical applications.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xingqi Li, Dongdong Chu, Wenqi Jin, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: Borates with tunable structure and property provide a rich source for solid-state chemistry and materials science. In this study, a new aluminoborate fluoride with [B7O14] clusters was discovered, and it was found to have enhanced birefringence. Structural analysis and theoretical calculations revealed the origin of this enhanced property.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jian Han, Kaitong Liu, Long Chen, Fuming Li, Zhihua Yang, Fangfang Zhang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: The polarization modulation of deep-UV light is an important process for selectively responding to light-mater interaction. In this study, a new congruently melting polyborate with extremely large birefringence and band gap was discovered, breaking the current deadlock of deep-UV polyborates with small birefringence.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ziqi Chen, Fuming Li, Jian Han, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: Selective organic-inorganic transformation is an important and challenging process. In this study, a new hydroxyfluorooxoborate Cs[B3O3F2(OH)(2)] was synthesized by replacing organic cations with Cs atoms. Theoretical analysis confirmed the effects of different components on the optical properties of the structure.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xiangyu Long, Ran An, Yan Lv, Xueyan Wu, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: A new barium molybdate, α-BaMo3O10, is reported with the study of the temperature-dependent phase transition from α-BaMo3O10 to β-BaMo3O10. The tunable linear and nonlinear optical properties induced by the phase transition are confirmed by both experimental and theoretical approaches. This work indicates that a small change in structure can induce tunable symmetries and thereby widely divergent optical properties.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chunjie Shen, Tetsuo Sasaki, Keisuke Tominaga, Miriding Mutailipu, Michitoshi Hayashi, Feng Zhang, Shilie Pan
Summary: THz spectroscopy is a promising technique to distinguish OH- and F- ligands, which cannot be achieved by X-ray diffraction method. By studying guanidinium fluorooxoborates, it is found that the 16 possible configurations of the B3O3(F, OH)4 anion units have unique THz peaks. Comparing with high-resolution THz spectroscopy, only one configuration is proved to exist, indicating the ordered structure of the anion units.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Article
Optics
Miriding Mutailipu, Jian Han, Zhi Li, Fuming Li, Junjie Li, Fangfang Zhang, Xifa Long, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan
Summary: Researchers propose a full-wavelength phase-matching crystal that can avoid phase-mismatching throughout its entire optical transparency range. The anisotropic bonding strength in the energy dimension is confirmed to be the key to achieve this ability. They demonstrate a guanidinium tetrafluoroborate crystal that can be phase-matched over its entire optical transparency range, generating harmonic light as short as 193.2 nm. This work lays the foundation for finding a new class of crystals with full-wavelength phase-matching and provides a high-performance crystal for generating 266 nm light.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haotian Qiu, Fuming Li, Zhi Li, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: This article reports two new borate halides with moderate birefringence and small walk-off angle, which are caused by the nonparallel arrangement of clusters. This study is of great significance for understanding the properties of borates and improving their applications.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yu Chu, Hongshan Wang, Tudi Abutukadi, Zhi Li, Miriding Mutailipu, Xin Su, Zhihua Yang, Junjie Li, Shilie Pan
Summary: An unprecedented wide bandgap Hg-based IR NLO material Zn2HgP2S8 (ZHPS) with diamond-like structure is rationally designed and fabricated by a tetrahedron re-organization strategy with the aid of structure and property predictions. ZHPS exhibits a wide bandgap of 3.37 eV, which is the largest one among the reported Hg-based chalcogenide IR NLO materials and first breaks the 3.0 eV bandgap wall in this system, resulting in a high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of similar to 2.2 x AgGaS2 (AGS). Meanwhile, it shows a large NLO response (1.1 x AGS), achieving a good balance between bandgap (>= 3.0 eV) and NLO effect (>= 1 x AGS) for an excellent IR NLO material.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haotian Qiu, Fuming Li, Congcong Jin, Zhihua Yang, Junjie Li, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: Borate crystals can be modified using the fluorination strategy to produce fluorooxoborates with unique structures and characteristics. We successfully synthesized fluorooxoborates containing rarely tri-fluorinated [BF3X] (X=O and CH3) tetrahedra using bifluoride salts as a source of fluorine. Our study identified the optical properties and potential applications of organofluorinated groups for nonlinear optics, and discovered two non-centrosymmetric compounds that can potentially produce coherent light for nonlinear optics.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ziqi Chen, Fuming Li, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan, Miriding Mutailipu
Summary: In this study, a metal-free hydroxyfluorooxoborate (NH4)[C(NH2)(3)][B3O3F4(OH)] was synthesized using the strategy of heterologous substitution. Tunable structure and optical properties were achieved through varied A-site cation substitution. The intrinsic mechanism for this tunability was established by crystallography and theoretical research.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yuchen Yan, Jiahao Jiao, Chenchen Tu, Min Zhang, Zhihua Yang, Shilie Pan
Summary: CsAB(8)O(12)F(2)· CsI, designed using the strategy of salt-inclusion based on the typical fluorooxoborate template, exhibits suitable birefringence and moderate second harmonic generation response at a short phase-matching wavelength.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2022)
