Halogen-Bond Coupled Halogenated-π-Conjugation Enables Giant Birefringence in Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks.

Birefringent crystals are essential optical materials for modulating and detecting the polarization state of light. However, achieving large optical anisotropy remains a significant challenge, mainly because it is difficult to rationally align anisot…

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