title: Synthesis, crystal structure, and nonlinear optical properties of Li6CuB4O10: a congruently melting compound with isolated [CuB4O10]6- units.
abstract: Single crystals of Li(6)CuB(4)O(10) have been synthesized, and its crystal structure has been determined. Li(6)CuB(4)O(10) crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric triclinic space group P1 (No. 1). The structure consists of isolated [CuB(4)O(10)](6)(-) polyanions that are bridged by six LiO(4) tetrahedra. Li(6)CuB(4)O(10) is a congruently melting compound. It produces SHG intensity similar to that produced by KH(2)PO(4) and is phase-matchable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA.
authors.forename: Shilie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Jared P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: Byron
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Marvel
authors.forename: Charlotte L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Poeppelmeier