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 …

Nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals that can generate deep‐ultraviolet (DUV) lasers by the
frequency conversion processes play an important role in many basic and frontier research …

Cation substitution is a straightforward but effective technique for improving the structure and
properties; however, controlling directed substitution still poses significant difficulties …

A novel barium zinc borate contains π-conjugated [B3O6] 3–anions and [B6O12] 6–anion
with edge-sharing BO4 tetrahedra, Ba6Zn6 (B3O6) 6 (B6O12), has been successfully …

The first compound of cadmium–borate silicate Cd8 (BO3) 4SiO4, crystallizing in space
group P 42/n (no. 86), has been successfully synthesized by the conventional high …

Borates, due to their structural chemistry diversity and exceptional performance, are premier
material systems for investigating UV optical crystals. The B–O anionic groups with high …

Crystalline borates have received great attention due to their various structures and wide
applications. For a long time, the corner-sharing B–O unit is considered a basic rule in …

The polarization modulation of deep‐UV light is an important process that incorporates
functionality to selectively respond to light‐mater interaction. Typically, optical anisotropy is …

Explorations of new types of borates are important because of their promising application in
diverse fields. A new bismuth-containing boroselenite, Bi2 [B2 (SeO3) 6], has been obtained …

The α-and β-modifications of barium metaborate are important functional materials used in
optoelectronic devices. A new theoretically predicted modification of BaB2O4 has been …