Abstract
Three novel rubidium borogermanates with three types of noncentrosymmetric structures, namely, RbGeB(3)O(7), Rb(2)GeB(4)O(9), and Rb(4)Ge(3)B(6)O(17), have been synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reactions in platinum crucibles. The structure of RbGeB(3)O(7) features a three-dimensional (3D) anionic framework composed of cyclic B(3)O(7) groups corner-sharing GeO(4) tetrahedra. The structure of Rb(2)GeB(4)O(9) shows a 3D anionic framework based on B(4)O(9) clusters connected by GeO(4) tetrahedra via corner sharing. The structure of Rb(4)Ge(3)B(6)O(17) is a novel 3D anionic framework composed of cyclic B(3)O(8) groups, Ge(2)O(7) dimers, and GeO(4) tetrahedra that are interconnected via corner sharing. Second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements indicate that RbGeB(3)O(7), Rb(2)GeB(4)O(9), and Rb(4)Ge(3)B(6)O(17) display moderate SHG responses that are approximately 1.3, 2.0, and 1.3 × KH(2)PO(4) (KDP), respectively, which are slightly smaller than those from theoretical calculations (about 3.7, 2.8, and 2.4 × KDP, respectively).
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