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Patterning Cells on Optically Transparent Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes
Published on: August 20, 2007
Na2SnSO4F2: an ultraviolet-transparent sulfate crystal with large birefringence driven by stereochemically active
Jia Wang1, Wenbin Zhang2,3, Xiangcong Ma2,3
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, P. R. China. 175790509@qq.com.
Abstract:
A new mixed-alkali tin sulfate fluoride birefringent crystal, Na2SnSO4F2, was successfully synthesized and grown. It exhibits a large birefringence of 0.086 at 1064 nm and maintains a large bandgap. Theoretical calculations indicate that the relatively well-aligned [SnOF2] polyhedra are the primary contributor to the large birefringence.
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