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Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 18, 1803020(2025)

C3N6H6·H3C3N3O3: a Molecular Crystal with Huge Birefringence in Solar Blind UV Region (Invited)

Bohui Xu1,2 and Zheshuai Lin1,2、*
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  • 1Functional Crystals Lab, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094,China
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    Bohui Xu, Zheshuai Lin. C3N6H6·H3C3N3O3: a Molecular Crystal with Huge Birefringence in Solar Blind UV Region (Invited)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(18): 1803020

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Jun. 11, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Zheshuai Lin (zslin@mail.ipc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250923

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250923

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