Integration of negative, zero and positive linear thermal expansion makes borate optical crystals light transmission temperature-independent
Xingxing Jiang, Naizheng Wang, Liyuan Dong, Мaxim S. Моlokeev, Shuai‐Hua Wang, Youquan Liu, Shibin Guo, Wei Li, Rongjin Huang, Shaofan Wu, Laifeng Li, Zheshuai Lin
Abstract
The regulation on anomalous thermal expansion by single crystals with integrating negative, zero and positive linear thermal expansion is proposed, and its demonstration in the optical crystals of AEB 2 O 4 ( AE = Ca or Sr) enable optical path to be temperature-independent.
Topics & Concepts
Thermal expansionNegative thermal expansionMaterials scienceAnisotropyThermalIonic bondingExcitationBoronCondensed matter physicsLattice (music)OpticsComposite materialThermodynamicsChemistryIonPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAcousticsThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsCrystal Structures and Properties