Na<sub>3</sub>Sc<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>F<sub>3</sub>: rational design and synthesis of an alkali rare-earth phosphate fluoride as an ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystal with an enlarged birefringence
Feng Xu, Guang Peng, Chensheng Lin, Dan Zhao, Bingxuan Li, Ge Zhang, Shunda Yang, Ning Ye
Abstract
An alkali rare-earth phosphate fluoride nonlinear optical crystal, Na<sub>3</sub>Sc<sub>2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>F<sub>3</sub>, was synthesized, showing an enlarged birefringence and a short phase matching wavelength.
Topics & Concepts
Alkali metalMaterials scienceFluorideInorganic chemistryRare earthAlkaline earth metalBirefringencePhosphatePhase (matter)Crystal (programming language)X-ray crystallographyCrystallographyMineralogyOpticsChemistryDiffractionPhysicsProgramming languageMetallurgyComputer scienceOrganic chemistryCrystal Structures and PropertiesPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsGlass properties and applications