Borates with H₂O and/or OH

• Na₂[B₄O₅(OH)₄]·3H₂O    (=Na₂B₄O₇·5H₂O)

• K₂[B₄O₅(OH)₄] · 2H₂O     (=K₂B₄O₇·4H₂O)

Bohatý, L.: Dynamisches Verfahren zur Messung von elektrostriktiven und elektrooptischen Effekten. Beispiel: Tinkalkonit. Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄ · 3H₂O. Z. Kristallogr. 158 (1982) 233-239.

Hellwig, H., Becker, P., Ahrweiler, S. & Bohatý, L.: Crystal growth and linear optical properties of the non-centrosymmetric hydrated tetraborates Na₂[B₄O₅(OH)₄] · 3H₂O (Tincalconite) and K₂[B₄O₅(OH)₄] · 2H₂O.
Cryst. Res. Technol. 35 (2000) 1151-1161.
 

• K[B₅O₆(OH)₄]·2H₂O   (=KB₅O₈·4H₂O)

• NH₄[B₅O₆(OH)₄]·2H₂O   (=NH₄B₅O₈·4H₂O)

Becker, P., Held, P. & Bohatý, L.: Crystal growth and optical properties of the polar hydrated pentaborates Rb[B₅O₆(OH)₄] ^. 2H₂O and NH₄[B₅O₆(OH)₄] . 2H₂O and structure redetermination of the ammonium compound. Cryst. Res. Technol. 35 (2000) 1251-1262.
 

• Rb[B₅O₆(OH)₄]‧2H₂O

Becker, P., Held, P. & Bohatý, L.: Crystal growth and optical properties of the polar hydrated pentaborates Rb[B₅O₆(OH)₄] ^. 2H₂O and NH₄[B₅O₆(OH)₄] . 2H₂O and structure redetermination of the ammonium compound. Cryst. Res. Technol. 35 (2000) 1251-1262.
 

Borates without H₂O and/or OH

• Zn₄O(BO₂)₆ 

Bohatý, L., Haussühl, S., Liebertz, J. &Stähr, S.: Single crystal growth and physical properties of cubic Zn₄O(BO₂)₆. Z. Kristallogr. 161 (1982) 157-158.
 

• Li₂B₄O₇

Bohatý, L., Haussühl, S. & Liebertz, J.: Electrooptical coefficients and temperature and pressure derivatives of the elastic constants of tetragonal Li₂B₄O₇. Cryst. Res. Technol. 24 (1989) 1159-1163.

Kaminskii, A. A., Bohatý, L., Becker, P., Liebertz, J., Eichler, H. J. & Rhee, H.: Stimulated Raman scattering and cascaded nonlinear laser ( χ⁽²⁾↔ χ⁽³⁾) effects in tetragonal non-centrosymmetric Li₂B₄O₇ single crystals. Laser Phys. Lett. 3 (2006) 519-530.

Fürst, J. U., Buse, K., Breunig, I., Becker, P., Liebertz, J., Bohatý, L.: Second-harmonic generation of light at 245 nm in a lithium tetraborate whispering gallery resonator. Optics Letters  40 (2015) 1932 - 1935.
 

• SrB₄O₇

Bohatý, L., Liebertz, J. & Stähr, S.: Strontiumtetraborat SrB₄O₇: Einkristallzüchtung, elektrooptische und elektrostriktive Eigen­schaften. Z. Kristallogr. 172 (1985) 135-138.

Stein, W.-D., Liebertz, J., Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Braden, M.: Structural investigations of the tetraborates MB₄O₇ (M=Pb, Sr, Ba). Eur. Phys. J. B 85 (2012) 236 (5pp).
 

• PbB₄O₇

Bohatý, L.: Elektrooptische und elektrostriktive Eigenschaften von Bleitetraborat PbB₄O₇. Z. Kristallogr. 164 (1983) 279-283.

Kaminskii, A. A., Bohatý, L., Becker, P., Liebertz, J., Bayarjargal, L., Hanuza, J.,  Eichler, H. J., Rhee, H. & Dong, J.: High-order stimulated Raman scattering an cascaded nonlinear lasing effects in crystals of ( χ⁽³⁾↔ χ⁽²⁾)-active orthorhombic PbB₄O₇. Laser Phys. Lett. 4 (2007) 660-667.

Hanuza, J., Maczka, M., Lorenc, J., Kaminskii, A. A., Becker, P. & Bohatý, L. :  Polarized Raman and IR sptra of non-centrosymmetric PbB₄O₇ single crystal.  J. Raman Spectrosc. 39 (2008) 409-414.

Stein, W.-D., Liebertz, J., Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Braden, M.: Structural investigations of the tetraborates MB₄O₇ (M=Pb, Sr, Ba). Eur. Phys. J. B 85 (2012) 236 (5pp).

Bohatý, L., Haussühl, S., Liebertz, J., Becker, P., Stein, W.-D. & Braden, M.:Physical properties of PbB₄O₇ and SrB₄O₇. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 24 (2006) 93.
 

• BiB₃O₆

Fröhlich, R., Bohatý, L. & Liebertz, J.: Die Kristallstruktur von Wismutborat, BiB₃O₆. Acta Cryst. C40 (1984) 343-344.

Hellwig, H., Liebertz, J. & Bohatý, L: Exceptional large nonlinear optical coefficients in the monoclinic bismuth borate BiB₃O₆ (BIBO). Solid State Commun. 109 (1999) 249-251.

Becker, P., Liebertz, J. & Bohatý, L.: Top-seeded growth of bismuth triborate, BiB₃O₆. J. Crystal Growth 203 (1999) 149-155.

Hellwig, H., Liebertz, J. & Bohatý, L.: Linear optical properties of the monoclinic bismuth borate BiB₃O₆.
J. Appl. Phys. 88 (2000) 240-244.

Becker, P. & Bohatý, L.: Thermal expansion of bismuth triborate. Cryst. Res. Technol. 36 (2001) 1175 – 1180.

Kaminskii, A. A., Becker, P., Bohatý, L., Ueda, K., Takaichi, K., Hanuza, J., Maczka, K., Eichler, H. J. & Gad, G. M. A.: Monoclinic bismuth triborate BiB₃O₆ – a new efficient c(2) + c(3) – nonlinear crystal : multiple stimulated Raman scattering and self – sum – frequency lasing effects. Optics Comm. 206 (2002) 179 –191.

Bohatý,L. & Becker, P.: Linear electro-optic properties of bismuth triborate BiB₃O₆ (BIBO). Phys. Chem. Glasses 44 (2003) 212-214.

Gössling, A., Möller, T., Stein, W.-D., Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Grüninger, M.: Phonon modes of monoclinic BiB₃O₆. phys. stat. sol. (b) 242 (2005) R85 - R87.

Haussühl, S., Bohatý, L. & Becker, P.: Piezoelectric and elastic properties of the nonlinear optical material bismuth triborate, BiB₃O₆. Appl. Phys A 82 (2006) 495 – 502.

Gorfman, S., Schmidt, O., Pietsch, U., Becker, P. & Bohatý, L.: X-ray diffraction study of the piezoelectric properties of BiB₃O₆ single crystals. Z. Kristallogr. 222 (2007) 396-401.

Stein, W.-D., Cousson, A., Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Braden, M.: Temperature-dependent X-ray and neutron diffraction study of BiB₃O₆ . Z. Kristallogr. 222 (2007) 680-689.

Halevy, A., Megidish, E., Dovrat, L., Eisenberg, H. S., Becker, P. &  Bohatý, L.: The biaxial nonlinear crystal BiB₃O₆ as a polarization entangled photon source using non-linear type-II parametric down-conversion.
Opt. Express 19 (2011) 20420

• BiB₃O₆:RE^III
  • BiB₃O₆:Nd
  • BiB₃O₆:Er
  • BiB₃O₆:Pr

(left to right)

Becker, P. & Wickleder, C.: Crystal Growth and Spectroscopic Characterisation of BiB₃O₆:RE³⁺ (RE³⁺ = Pr³⁺, Nd³⁺, Gd³⁺, Er³⁺, Tm³⁺). Cryst. Res. Technol. 36 (2001) 27-37.

Becker, P., Wickleder, C.: Crystal Growth and Spectroscopic Properties of RE:BiB₃O₆ (RE = Pr, Gd, Eu, Er). Acta Cryst. Suppl. A 55 (1999) 483.

Wickleder, C., Becker, P.: Kristallzüchtung und Lumineszenz von BiB₃O₆:Eu³⁺. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 17 (2000) 47.
 

• RbNbOB₂O₅

Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Fröhlich, R.: CsNbOB₂O₅: The basic structure-type of the borates AMOB₂O₅ (A = K, Rb, Cs, Tl; M = Nb, Ta). Acta Cryst. C51 (1995) 1721-1723

Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Fröhlich, R.: Crystal structures of the ternary borates RbNbB₂O₆, CsNbB₂O₆, TlNbB₂O₆, and CsTaB₂O₆. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 8 (1994) 439.

Becker, P. & Bohatý, L.: Non-centrosymmetric borates in the systems A₂O-Nb₂O₅-B₂O₃ and A₂O-Bi₂O₃-B₂O₃ (A = K, Rb, Cs): systematic search for new compounds and crystals growth. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 14 (1997) 30.
 

• K₃[Nb₃O₆(BO₃)₂]

Becker, P., Schneider, J. & Bohatý, L.: Ferroische Phasenumwandlungen in K₃Nb₃B₂O₁₂. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 7 (1993) 14.

Becker, P. & Bohatý, L.: Phasenumwandlungen in K₃Nb₃B₂O₁₂. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 9 (1995) 28.

Becker, P., Held, P. & Bohatý L.: Crystal growth of ferroelectric and ferroelastic K₃[Nb₃O₆(BO₃)₂] and crystal structure of the room temperature modification. Z. Kristallogr. 211 (1996) 449-452.

Becker, P., Bohatý, L. Schneider, J.: Crystal structure of the high-temperature K₃[Nb₃O₆(BO₃)₂] phase refined by the Rietveld method. Crystallogr. Reports 42 (1997) 213-217 (Kristallografiya 42 (1997) 250-254).

Kaminskii, A. A., Becker, P., Bohatý, L., Eichler, H. J., Penin, A. N., Ueda, K., Hanuza, J., Takaichi, K. &  Rhee, H.: Room-temperature high-order Stokes and anti-Stokes generation in orthorhomic ferroelectric – ferroelastic K₃Nb₃O₆(BO₃)₂ crystal. phys. stat. sol. (a)  201 (2004) 2154 – 2169.
 

• Bi₂B₈O₁₅

P. Becker, P. Held: Crystal growth and basic characterisation of the bismuth borate Bi₂B₈O₁₅. Cryst. Res. Technol. 36 (2001) 1353-1356.

Becker, P., Held, P.: Bi₂B₈O₁₅: Einkristallzüchtung und Polymorphie. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 20 (2003) 111.
 

• Bi₂ZnB₂O₇

Liebertz, J., Wostrack, A., Wirth, V., Hellwig, H., Held, P. & Bohatý, L.:Das azentrische Wismutzinkborat Bi₂ZnB₂O₇: Kristallstruktur und Züchtung sowie lineare und nichtlineare optische Eigenschaften. Z. Kristallogr. Suppl. 12 (1997) 185.
 

• LiGeBO₄

Becker, P., Bohatý, L. & Liebertz, J.: Polymorphism in LiGeBO₄.Bull. Czech. Slovak Crystallogr. Assoc. 5B (1998) 183 – 184.

Kaminskii, A. A., Becker, P., Bohatý, L., Bagaev, S. N., Eichler, H. J., Ueda, K., Hanuza, J., Rhee, H., Yoneda, H., Takaichi, K., Terashima, I. & Maczka, M.: Nonlinear (c(2) + c(3)) effects in novel borate crystal LiGeBO₄ under picosecond laser excitation: high-order Stokes and anti-Stokes generation and self-sum-frequency mixing.
Laser Physics 13 (2003) 1385 – 1398.