Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.128, No.35, 11631-11634, 2006
Synthesis, crystal structure, and nonlinear optical properties of Li6CuB4O10: a congruently melting compound with isolated [CuB4O10](6-) units
Single crystals of Li6CuB4O10 have been synthesized, and its crystal structure has been determined. Li6CuB4O10 crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric triclinic space group P 1 ( No. 1). The structure consists of isolated [ CuB4O10](6-) polyanions that are bridged by six LiO4 tetrahedra. Li6CuB4O10 is a congruently melting compound. It produces SHG intensity similar to that produced by KH2PO4 and is phase-matchable.