CsZn2BO3X2(X2=F2, Cl2, and FCl): A Series of Beryllium-Free Deep-Ultraviolet Nonlinear-Optical Crystals with Excellent Properties
- 19 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
- Vol. 59 (43), 19006-19010
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008346
Abstract
Designing deep-ultraviolet (DUV) nonlinear-optical (NLO) crystals is one of the major current research interests, but it faces a great challenge. In order to overcome the problem of crystal growth and the toxicity of BeO raw materials in KBe2BO3F2(KBBF), the only applicable DUV NLO crystal so far, we substitute Be(2+)cations with Zn(2+)in the KBBF structure and modify the halogen anions, by which three new Zn-containing KBBF-like compounds, CsZn2BO3X2(X-2=F-2, Cl-2, and FCl), have been successfully synthesized. They all exhibit excellent NLO properties, including improved SHG responses (2.8-3.5xKDP) and short UV cut-off edges (<190 nm). In comparison with KBBF, CsZn2BO3X2(X-2=F-2, Cl-2, and FCl) are all chemically benign and have better growth habits, so they are all promising as DUV NLO crystals. Further study on structure-property relationships indicates that the mixing of halogen anions is a feasible strategy to enhance the SHG responses of the KBBF family.Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51802217, 61835014,51890865, 51972230, 51890864)
- Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City (19JCZDJC38200)
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