Inducing large birefringence by enhancing asymmetric electron distribution of Y–O polyhedra
Mengen Gao, Qiang Bian, Hongping Wu, Hongwei Yu, Zhanggui Hu, Jiyang Wang, Yicheng Wu
Abstract
In four Y-based borates, the Y–O groups have different spans of overlap population and the compounds exhibit various birefringence values, ranging from 0.038 to 0.103.
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BirefringencePolyhedronElectronBoronPopulationMaterials scienceDistribution (mathematics)CrystallographyRangingChemistryPhysicsMathematicsCombinatoricsOpticsGeographyOrganic chemistryDemographyNuclear physicsGeodesyMathematical analysisSociologyCrystal Structures and PropertiesInorganic Fluorides and Related CompoundsHigh-pressure geophysics and materials