Crystal Structure and Non-Ambient Studies of Borates and Related Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 164
Special Issue Editors
Interests: crystal chemistry; high-temperature crystal chemistry; thermal expansion; non-ambient X-ray powder diffraction; phase transitions; borates; oxygen compounds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A combination of excellent nonlinear and linear optical, luminescent properties, and rich crystal chemistry makes borates an appropriate prospective class of materials for many technical applications. Borates have a wide spectral range of transparency, combined with a high laser-damage threshold, as well as good chemical and mechanical stability. These properties make borates crucial materials for the generation of the second optical harmonic in UV and deep-UV regions. Studies have shown that optical properties of crystalline materials are closely related to their structures. For this reason, the structural behaviour of borates and related compounds in ambient and non-ambient conditions is one of the most attractive topics of modern materials science.
Since the 1930s, when the first borate crystal structures were solved by Zachariasen, Goldschmidt, Hauptmann, and others, numerous crystal structures of hydrous and anhydrous borates have been (re) determined up to now. As a result, basic crystal chemistry principles, and modern systematics of borates in ambient conditions, were worked out.
Due to the increased interest in borates, their stuctural behaviour under temperature and pressure is currently being intensively investigated. Further knowledge on the T/P-dependent changes of solids is required to further the development of crystal chemistry, solid-state physics, and chemistry, especially for the synthesis of new materials and their applications. Moreover, it is shown that there exist correlations between a significant second harmonic generation and thermal properties such as anisotropy of thermal expansion, and anisotropy and anharmonisity of the thermal vibrations of atoms. In this context, the search for novel borates, and the evolution of their crystal structures under temperature and pressure, continues to be of special interest for developing the “structural criteria” of promising optical properties.
This Special Issue focuses on the most recent advances in the field of the search of novel borates, their crystal structures, the thermal/pressure evolution and optical properties of borate and related materials, and their technical applications from lasers to phosphors for light-emitting diodes (LED) and plasma display panels (PDP), scintillators for radiation detectors, etc. Full papers, short communications, and review articles presenting and discussing the most recent trends in the field are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Rimma S. Bubnova
Dr. Mariya Krzhizhanovskaya
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- borates and related materials
- crystal structure
- non-ambient studies
- structurep–roperty relationships
- high-temperature crystal chemistry
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