Lanthanide thioborates, an emerging class of nonlinear optical materials, efficiently synthesized using the boron–chalcogen mixture method
Logan S. Breton, Gregory Morrison, Matthew R. Lacroix, P. Shiv Halasyamani, Hans‐Conrad zur Loye
Abstract
Single crystals of LnBS 3 (Ln = La–Nd) were synthesized by the combined boron–chalcogen mixture and molten flux growth methods. SHG measurements confirmed the expectation that LaBS 3 would exhibit a strong SHG response, measured at 1.5 × KDP.
Topics & Concepts
ChalcogenIsostructuralBoronSecond-harmonic generationMaterials scienceLanthanideHalideSlow coolingCrystallographyInorganic chemistryChemistryCrystal structureIonOpticsMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsLaserCrystal Structures and PropertiesOrganometallic Compounds Synthesis and CharacterizationSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography