Crystal Growth and Associated Properties of a Nonlinear Optical Crystal—Ba2Zn(BO3)2
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Polycrystalline Powder Synthesis and Characterization
2.2. Crystal Growth
2.3. UV-Visible-Near Infrared Transmission Spectra
2.4. Powder SHG Measurements
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials and Polycrystalline Powder Synthesis
3.2. Powder X-Ray Diffraction
3.3. Single Crystal Growth of Ba2Zn(BO3)2
3.4. Optical Spectra Measurement
3.5. Powder Second Harmonic Generation Measurement
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, W.; Yu, H.; Wu, H.; Halasyamani, P.S. Crystal Growth and Associated Properties of a Nonlinear Optical Crystal—Ba2Zn(BO3)2. Crystals 2016, 6, 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst6060068
Zhang W, Yu H, Wu H, Halasyamani PS. Crystal Growth and Associated Properties of a Nonlinear Optical Crystal—Ba2Zn(BO3)2. Crystals. 2016; 6(6):68. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst6060068
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Weiguo, Hongwei Yu, Hongping Wu, and P. Shiv Halasyamani. 2016. "Crystal Growth and Associated Properties of a Nonlinear Optical Crystal—Ba2Zn(BO3)2" Crystals 6, no. 6: 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst6060068