A study on K2SbF2Cl3 as a new mid-IR nonlinear optical material: new synthesis and excellent properties

Yin Huang; Xianggao Meng; Pifu Gong; Zheshuai Lin; Xingguo Chen; Jingui Qin

doi:10.1039/C5TC01687H

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A study on K₂SbF₂Cl₃ as a new mid-IR nonlinear optical material: new synthesis and excellent properties†

Yin Huang,^ab Xianggao Meng,^c Pifu Gong,^d Zheshuai Lin,*^d Xingguo Chen^a and Jingui Qin*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
E-mail: jgqin@whu.edu.cn

^b Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang 441003, China

^c College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China

^d Beijing Center for Crystal R&D, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
E-mail: zslin@mail.ipc.ac.cn

Abstract

To search for a new nonlinear optical (NLO) material to be used in the mid-IR region with excellent comprehensive performance including high laser damage threshold (LDT), K₂SbF₂Cl₃ has been synthesized by the hydrothermal method, and its potential as such a new material is evaluated for the first time. Its powder shows phase-matchable second harmonic generation (SHG) response of approximately 4 times as strong as that of KH₂PO₄ (KDP). Its optical band gap is 4.01 eV, which is much wider than the band gaps of the currently commercialised IR NLO crystals. This means that K₂SbF₂Cl₃ will exhibit a much higher LDT. Its powder also exhibits excellent transparency in the range of 0.31–14 μm and good thermal stability. The relationship between the composition, crystal structure and properties is discussed. These results indicate that K₂SbF₂Cl₃ is a promising candidate for IR NLO materials.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TC01687H
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 09 Jun 2015
Accepted: 12 Aug 2015
First published: 13 Aug 2015

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J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015,3, 9588-9593

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A study on K₂SbF₂Cl₃ as a new mid-IR nonlinear optical material: new synthesis and excellent properties

Y. Huang, X. Meng, P. Gong, Z. Lin, X. Chen and J. Qin, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 9588 DOI: 10.1039/C5TC01687H

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