{"title":"Nonlinear optical cyanurate crystals","authors":"Xianghe Meng , Haotian Tian , Qian Wu , Mingjun Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.127930","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The exploration of ultraviolet (UV) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals is of great significance in various fields, such as optical communication, medical diagnosis, deep space exploration and optical digital signal processing. Accordingly, cyanurates attracted widespread attention due to their strong second-harmonic-generation (SHG) effects, large birefringence for phase-matching, short UV cutoffs, high solar blind transmittances and easy crystal preparations. This article reviews the optical properties of so far reported cyanurate NLO crystals, describes the preparation approaches of cyanurates, compares their structures to further analyze the source of their large SHG effect, and provides some insights for designing and synthesizing new UV cyanurates in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"648 ","pages":"Article 127930"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Crystal Growth","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024824003683","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CRYSTALLOGRAPHY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The exploration of ultraviolet (UV) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals is of great significance in various fields, such as optical communication, medical diagnosis, deep space exploration and optical digital signal processing. Accordingly, cyanurates attracted widespread attention due to their strong second-harmonic-generation (SHG) effects, large birefringence for phase-matching, short UV cutoffs, high solar blind transmittances and easy crystal preparations. This article reviews the optical properties of so far reported cyanurate NLO crystals, describes the preparation approaches of cyanurates, compares their structures to further analyze the source of their large SHG effect, and provides some insights for designing and synthesizing new UV cyanurates in the future.
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The journal offers a common reference and publication source for workers engaged in research on the experimental and theoretical aspects of crystal growth and its applications, e.g. in devices. Experimental and theoretical contributions are published in the following fields: theory of nucleation and growth, molecular kinetics and transport phenomena, crystallization in viscous media such as polymers and glasses; crystal growth of metals, minerals, semiconductors, superconductors, magnetics, inorganic, organic and biological substances in bulk or as thin films; molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition, growth of III-V and II-VI and other semiconductors; characterization of single crystals by physical and chemical methods; apparatus, instrumentation and techniques for crystal growth, and purification methods; multilayer heterostructures and their characterisation with an emphasis on crystal growth and epitaxial aspects of electronic materials. A special feature of the journal is the periodic inclusion of proceedings of symposia and conferences on relevant aspects of crystal growth.