Title :
Top surface properties of nonlinear optical borates
Author :
Atuchin, Victor V. ; Kesler, Valery G.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Opt. Mater. & Struct., Inst. of Semicond. Phys., Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
Top surface chemistry of three nonlinear optical borates, LiB3O5, CsB3O5, beta-BaB2O4, have been studied with XPS and RHEED. A dependence of electronic parameters of B-O bonds in anhydrous borates on mean chemical bond length B-O is found.
Keywords :
X-ray photoelectron spectra; barium compounds; bond lengths; caesium compounds; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical materials; reflection high energy electron diffraction; surface chemistry; surface states; BaB2O4; CsB3O5; LiB3O5; RHEED; XPS; chemical bond length; electronic parameters; nonlinear optical borates; surface chemistry; surface properties; valence electron transfer; Chemicals; Crystalline materials; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pumping; Surface cleaning; Surface treatment; Borate; RHEED; Surface; XPS;
Conference_Titel :
Micro/Nanotechnologies and Electron Devices, 2009. EDM 2009. International Conference and Seminar on
Conference_Location :
Novosibirsk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4571-4
DOI :
10.1109/EDM.2009.5173935