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CsAlB₃O₆F: a beryllium-free deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical material with enhanced thermal stability.

ABSTRACT: The design of new beryllium-free deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials is important but challenging. Here, we describe a new strategy to search for such materials based on rational selection of fundamental structural units. By combining asymmetric AlO₃F tetrahedra and π-conjugated B₃O₆ rings, a new aluminum borate fluoride, CsAlB₃O₆F was obtained. It exhibits excellent linear and nonlinear optical properties including a high optical transmittance with a cut-off edge shorter than 190 nm, large second harmonic generation intensities (2.0× KH₂PO₄, KDP), and suitable birefringence for phase-matching under 200 nm. It also has good thermal stability and can be synthesized easily in an open system.

SUBMITTER: Liu H

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