Issue 7, 2024

A UV non-hydrogen pure selenite nonlinear optical material for achieving balanced properties through framework-optimized structural transformation

Abstract

For non-centrosymmetric (NCS) oxides intended for ultraviolet (UV) nonlinear optical (NLO) applications, achieving a wide band gap, large second harmonic generation (SHG) intensity, and sufficient birefringence to satisfy phase matching is a significant challenge due to their inherent incompatibility. To address this issue, this study proposes a strategy called framework-optimized structural transformation. Building upon centrosymmetric (CS) NaGa(SeO3)2 as a foundation, an original UV selenite NLO material, NaLu(SeO3)2, was successfully synthesized. The derived NaLu(SeO3)2 exhibits a balanced comprehensive performance, including a band gap (5.3 eV), an SHG response (2.7 × KDP), a UV cut-off edge (210 nm), a laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) (151.69 MW cm−2), birefringence (Cal: 0.138@546 nm, Exp: 0.153@546 nm), thermal stability (∼575 °C) and environmental stability. Notably, its SHG effect, band gap, LIDT, and birefringence are all the largest among UV non-hydrogen pure selenite materials. Such progress can be attributed to the successful arrangement of the SeO3 groups by optimizing the cations on the framework of the parent compound.

Graphical abstract: A UV non-hydrogen pure selenite nonlinear optical material for achieving balanced properties through framework-optimized structural transformation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Oct 2023
Accepted
16 Jan 2024
First published
17 Jan 2024

Mater. Horiz., 2024,11, 1704-1709

A UV non-hydrogen pure selenite nonlinear optical material for achieving balanced properties through framework-optimized structural transformation

P. Li, C. Hu, J. Mao and F. Kong, Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 1704 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01790G

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