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Efficient nonlinear optical material BiB3O6 (BIBO)

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This review is devoted to a new nonlinear optical material BiB3O6 (BIBO). It systemizes data on the phase equilibrium, structure, polymorphism, and growth characteristics of single crystals of this compound and considers its main properties and fields of application. The bibliography includes 122 references.

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Egorysheva, A.V., Skorikov, V.M. Efficient nonlinear optical material BiB3O6 (BIBO). Inorg Mater 45, 1461–1476 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168509130020

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