The present invention relates to compounds and their
nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals of A2REB3O6F2 (A=Rb, Cs, NH4; RE=Sc, Y, La), their producing method and uses thereof. The series of compounds have a
chemical formula of A2REB3O6F2 (A=Rb, Cs, NH4; RE=Sc, Y, La), which are namely Rb2ScB3O6F2, Cs2ScB3O6F2, (NH4)2ScB3O6F2, Rb2YB3O6F2, Cs2YB3O6F2, (NH4)2YB3O6F2, Rb2LaB3O6F2, Cs2LaB3O6F2 and (NH4)2LaB3O6F2. The series of NLO crystals having the
chemical formula of A2REB3O6F2 (A=Rb, Cs, NH4; RE=Sc, Y, La), belong to
orthorhombic crystal system, and have a
space group of Amm2,
crystal cell parameters of a=2.7182(4)−4.9617(8)Å, b=7.7013(5)−9.9742(6)Å, c=10.2634(1)−12.904(3)Å, Z=2. A2REB3O6F2 (A=Rb, Cs, NH4; RE=Sc, Y, La) compounds were prepared by a
solid-state reaction method or a hydrothermal method, and A2REB3O6F2 (A=Rb, Cs, NH4; RE=Sc, Y, La) NLO crystals were prepared by a high-temperature solution method, a hydrothermal method, or a solution method. They meet the requirements for the
frequency conversion of UV
wavelength lasers and could be used to prepare
nonlinear optical devices.