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A new ultraviolet transparent hydra-cyanurate K<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>H) with strong optical anisotropy from delocalized π-bonds

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A new metal hydra-cyanurate, K2(C3N3O3H), was synthesized by a slow evaporation method in aqueous solution. It possesses a short ultraviolet cutoff wavelength at 240 nm. First-principles calculations reveal that its birefringence (∼0.35@800nm) is two times larger than that of commercial calcite crystals. Therefore, K2(C3N3O3H) and metal cyanurates, are very promising ultraviolet birefringent materials in future optical devices.

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