New ultraviolet transparent rare-earth borates with enhanced birefringence induced by cation chemical substitution
Guanglian Sun, Xiaofang Qi, Hongping Wu, Zhanggui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Yicheng Wu
Abstract
In the three structures, the substitution of large-size cations results in the rearrangement of the anionic group, and their birefringence exhibits a progressive doubling increase, transitioning from 0.017, 0.033 to 0.070 at 532 nm.
Topics & Concepts
Substitution (logic)BirefringenceBoronRare earthUltravioletMaterials scienceSubstitution effectCrystallographyChemistryPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryOpticsOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryMetallurgyPhysicsComputer scienceNeoclassical economicsProgramming languageEconomicsCrystal Structures and PropertiesLuminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds