High-performance second-harmonic-generation (SHG) materials: new developments and new strategies

J Chen, CL Hu, F Kong, JG Mao - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) causes the frequency doubling of light,
which is very useful for generating high-energy lasers with specific wavelengths …

Anisotropic structure building unit involving diverse chemical bonds: a new opportunity for high-performance second-order NLO materials

X Liu, YC Yang, MY Li, L Chen, LM Wu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We define the anisotropic structure building unit that encompasses diverse chemical bonds
(ABUCB). The ABUCB is highly likely to cause anisotropy in both crystallographic structure …

High‐Performance Sulfate Optical Materials Exhibiting Giant Second Harmonic Generation and Large Birefringence

X Dong, L Huang, H Zeng, Z Lin, KM Ok… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Discovering novel sulfate optical materials with strong second‐harmonic generation (SHG)
and large birefringence is confronted by a great challenge attributed to the intrinsically weak …

Enhancement of birefringence in borophosphate pushing phase-matching into the short-wavelength region

W Zhang, J Huang, S Han, Z Yang… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Borophosphates are very known for the short ultraviolet (UV) cutoff edge and have become
the promising UV and deep-UV functional crystals candidates; however, tetrahedral [PO4] …

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 …

Large Second-Harmonic Response and Giant Birefringence of CeF2(SO4) Induced by Highly Polarizable Polyhedra

C Wu, T Wu, X Jiang, Z Wang, H Sha… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Second-harmonic generation (SHG) response and birefringence are two critically important
properties of nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. However, the simultaneous optimization of …

K2Sb(P2O7)F: Cairo Pentagonal Layer with Bifunctional Genes Reveal Optical Performance

Y Deng, L Huang, X Dong, L Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Discovering new functional genes, designing perfect crystal structures, and developing high‐
performance materials are the goals being pursued by scientists. Herein, the first antimony …

Emergent deep‐ultraviolet nonlinear optical candidates

M Mutailipu, S Pan - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in the generation of coherent lasers at wavelengths below 200 nm as well as the
associated equipment and technologies have greatly spurred the development of nonlinear …

Uniform alignment of non-π-conjugated species enhances deep ultraviolet optical nonlinearity

J Lu, JN Yue, L Xiong, WK Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The precision of array of laser applications and manipulation on smaller scales are limited
by the so-called 200 nm wall, and breakthroughs rely on the discovery of new materials with …