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Li Y, Zhou Y, Ahmed B, Xu Q, Huang W, Song Y, Song X, Chen B, Luo J, Zhao S. A highly birefringent metal-free crystal assembled by cooperative non-covalent interactions. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:4393-4399. [PMID: 38946550 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00422a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Birefringent crystals can manipulate the phase and polarization of light, so they are widely used as essential components in various optical devices. Common strategies to construct birefringent crystals are introducing metal cations that are either able to realize favorable coordination with functional anionic units or are susceptible to polarizability anisotropy. Herein, we report a metal-free crystal, NH4(H2C6N7O3)·2H2O, synthesized using the facile solution method. In the crystal structure of NH4(H2C6N7O3)·2H2O, (H2C6N7O3)- functional units are assembled in an optimal manner by cooperative non-covalent interactions, i.e., hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions. As a result, this metal-free crystal possesses exceptional birefringence up to 0.54@550 nm, which is larger than those of most metal-containing birefringent crystals. In addition, the interference color of this crystal does not change obviously from 243 K to 313 K, indicating that the birefringence is robust at different temperatures. This work will inspire useful insights into the role of non-covalent interactions in designing outstanding birefringent crystals for efficient polarized optical devices.
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- Yanqiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian 350002, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fujian 350108, China
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Liu L, Yuan F, Zhang L, Huang Y, Lin Z. NaK 5La 2(SO 4) 6: Enhanced Birefringence of Multiple-Alkali Metal Sulfate Systems via Rare Earth Metal-Centered Polyhedra. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14721-14726. [PMID: 39038254 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Polarization modulation of ultraviolet (UV) birefringent crystals is crucial for various applications. Here, we introduce distorted La-O polyhedra into alkali metal sulfates to synthesize a novel birefringent material with excellent UV transmission and birefringence. The incorporation of distorted La-O polyhedra significantly increases the birefringence to 0.0255 at 550 nm, surpassing that of many alkali metal sulfates while maintaining excellent UV transparency. The material exhibits excellent thermal stability up to 450 °C. Theoretical calculations show the connection between the crystal structure and optical functionality, confirming that the incorporation of La-O polyhedra enhances birefringence. This research provides novel insights into the discovery and design of outstanding birefringence materials.
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- LeHui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Wang D, Luo H, Wang T, Dong X, Cao L, Huang L, Zou G. Gradual Increase in Birefringence of Antimony Oxalates through Precise Tuning of the Sb 3+/[C 2O 4] 2- Ratio. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:13793-13799. [PMID: 38987980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Birefringent crystals play a crucial role in modulating and controlling the polarization of light in the optical communication and laser industries. Recently, adopting appropriate strategies to enhance the birefringence of crystals has become a prominent area of research focus. Herein, four UV antimony oxalate birefringent crystals, namely, K5Sb2(C2O4)5.5·3H2O, BaSb(C2O4)2.5·3H2O, Na4Sb2O(C2O4)4·6H2O, and Na3Sb(C2O4)2F2·2H2O, have been successfully synthesized. These compounds feature a similar zero-dimensional (0D) cluster structure and share the same functional groups, including π-conjugated [C2O4]2- groups and Sb3+-based distorted polyhedra with stereochemically active lone pairs (SCALPs). Interestingly, we achieved a stepwise increase in birefringence by precisely controlling the Sb3+/[C2O4]2- ratio, ultimately resulting in the compound Na3Sb(C2O4)2F2·2H2O exhibiting a large birefringence (0.21@546 nm). Additionally, we confirmed that the synergistic effects between the π-conjugated [C2O4]2- groups and the distorted polyhedra based on Sb3+ are responsible for the excellent optical properties observed in the reported compounds.
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- Dan Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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Chen W, Zhang B, Tao K, Li Q, Sun JL, Yan Q. Giant ab-Plane Birefringence in Quasi-1D Fibrous Red Phosphorus. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403531. [PMID: 38709182 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) van der Waals crystal fibrous red phosphorus (RP) exhibits pronounced in-plane optical anisotropy, positioning it as a potential candidate for polarization-related micro-nano devices. Unfortunately, a comprehensive investigation into the complex refractive index of fibrous RP and the structure-activity relationship connecting the distinctive quasi-1D structure with optical anisotropy is currently deficient. Herein, we have collectively determined the complex refractive index of the fibrous RP flakes within the ab-plane through Kramers-Kronig (KK) analysis and theoretical calculation. Notably, the maximum birefringence of fibrous RP reaches 0.642@475 nm with an absolute extinction coefficient of only 0.08, superior to the reported traditional optical crystals and the emerging low-dimensional materials as well. The remarkable birefringence can be attributed to the synergistic influence of the large electronic dipole polarizability, anisotropic electron density distribution and the distortion of stereochemically active lone pair (SCALP). This work demonstrates the potential of fibrous RP for polarization-sensitive devices, illuminating possibilities to exploit novel giant birefringent crystals based on the structure-activity relationship.
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- Wujia Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education) Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Gao Z, Feng Q, Lu J, Du H. K 2MgMoP 2O 10 and K 3Mg 2MoP 3O 14: two new molybdophosphates exhibiting different optical anisotropies induced by variable dimensionality of the anion framework. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:10686-10692. [PMID: 38864507 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01026d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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By introducing the d0 metal cation Mo6+ into phosphates, two new molybdophosphates, K2MgMoP2O10 and K3Mg2MoP3O14, were synthesized by spontaneous crystallization, and their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. K2MgMoP2O10 shows a two-dimensional layer composed of the uncommon eight-membered ring [Mo2P2O16] formed by [MoO6] and [PO4], while K3Mg2MoP3O14 shows isolated [MoP3O14] clusters composed of [MoO5] and [PO4]. K2MgMoP2O10 and K3Mg2MoP3O14 have UV cut-off wavelengths of 277 and 271 nm, respectively, which are significantly shorter than those of most recently published molybdophosphates. To the best of our acknowledge, K2MgMoP2O10 exhibits the largest birefringence (a calculated value of 0.187 at 546 nm) among reported alkali metal or alkaline earth metal molybdophosphates, which provides a way to explore new birefringent materials. First-principles analysis of the electronic structure shows that the large birefringence of K2MgMoP2O10 mainly originates from the [MoO6] units.
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- Zhixia Gao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, P. R. China.
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- Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Urumqi 830011, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830054, P. R. China.
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Photoelectrocatalytic Materials, Urumqi, 830054, China
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Liu H, Jiao J, Tudi A, Liu Q, Yang Z, Pan S, Zhang M. CsAlB 3O 6Cl: the rational construction of a KBBF-type structure with aligned 2∞[AlB 3O 6Cl] layers via introducing unprecedented [AlO 3Cl] tetrahedra. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6516-6519. [PMID: 38836308 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01827c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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The first chloroaluminoborate, CsAlB3O6Cl, with innovative AlO3Cl tetrahedra and a perfect planar arrangement of [B3O6] groups, was structurally designed and synthesized via chlorination of [AlO4] tetrahedra. Simultaneously, the smooth introduction of the [AlO3Cl] group into borates initiates the development of a chloroaluminoborate and greatly enriches the structural chemistry of aluminoborates.
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- Haoran Liu
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Cheng H, Li X, Pan S, Yang Z. Two Hydroxyfluorooxoborates Achieving Deep-Ultraviolet Cutoff Edges and Moderate Birefringence by Assembling Multi-Anionic Groups. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400656. [PMID: 38616497 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Assembling multi-anionic groups is conducive to utilizing respective advantage to achieve the enhancement of optical performance. Two new hydroxyfluorooxoborates, Ama2-Rb2B3O3F4(OH) and K8Cs2B15O14(OH)7F20 ⋅ H2O with [B3O3F4(OH)] six-membered rings were synthesized for the first time. The title compounds exhibit short ultraviolet cutoff edges (<200 nm) and K8Cs2B15O14(OH)7F20 ⋅ H2O possesses a moderate experimental refractive index difference of 0.051@546 nm.
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- Huanhuan Cheng
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Bai Z, Ok KM. Exceptional Optical Anisotropy Enhancement Achieved Through Dual-Ions Cosubstitution Strategy in Novel Hybrid Bismuth Halides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311391. [PMID: 38233208 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Guided by a superb dual-ions cosubstitution strategy, two novel, highly optically anisotropic hybrid bismuth halides are designed and synthesized. The first compound, Gu3Bi2NO3Cl8 (Gu = C(NH2)3), is developed using the 2D perovskite halide Cs3Bi2Cl9 as the maternal structure. This involved substituting all Cs+ cations with organic Gu+ and replacing some Cl- anions with [NO3]-. Further substitution of Cl- with additional [NO3]- resulted in the formation of nitrate-rich Gu2Bi(NO3)3Cl2 crystal, exhibiting a 3.4-fold increase in [NO3]- per unit volume. Both compounds have a structurally 0D nature, comprising bismuth-centered polyhedra formed by coordinated chlorides and monodentate/bidentate nitrate moieties, with Gu+ serving as a separator and linker. Notably, the presence of superb optically anisotropic dual-ions, i.e., planar Gu+ and [NO3]-, enables these crystals to possess sharply enhanced optical anisotropy, with birefringence values more than 1 order of magnitude higher than that of the initial crystal Cs3Bi2Cl9 (0.162/0.186vs 0.011 at 546 nm). The discovery and characterization of Gu3Bi2NO3Cl8 and Gu2Bi(NO3)3Cl2 crystals provide new insights into achieving expected modifications in optical properties through the utilization of a dual-ions cosubstitution strategy.
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- Zhiyong Bai
- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107, Republic of Korea
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Wang F, Zi M, Chen Q, Wang Z, Wang J, Jiang X, Chen YG, Guo Y, Lin Z, Zhang XM. PbBeB 2O 5: A High-Performance Ultraviolet Nonlinear-Optical Crystal with Functional [BeB 2O 8] 8- Group. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9720-9725. [PMID: 38757704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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High-performance nonlinear-optical (NLO) crystals need to simultaneously meet multiple basic and conflicting performance requirements. Here, by using a partial chemical substitution strategy, the first noncentrosymmetric (NCS) PbBeB2O5 crystal with a BeB2O8 group was synthesized, exhibiting a two-dimensional [BeB2O5]∞ layer constructed by interconnecting BeB2O8 groups and bridged PbO4 with an active lone pair. The crystal shows a promising UV NLO functional feature, including a strong SHG effect of 3.5 × KDP (KH2PO4), large birefringence realizing phase matchability in the whole transparency region from 246 to 2500 nm, a short UV absorption edge of 246 nm, and single-crystal easy growth. Remarkably, theoretical studies reveal that the BeB2O8 group has high nonlinear activity, which could stimulate the discovery of a series of excellent NLO beryllium borates.
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- Fang Wang
- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Nanocomposite Sensing Materials, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Functional Crystal Group, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Nanocomposite Sensing Materials, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Nanocomposite Sensing Materials, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- Functional Crystal Group, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Henan Joint International Research Laboratory of Nanocomposite Sensing Materials, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang 455000, China
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- Functional Crystal Group, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Material, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Zhang MS, Yao WD, Pei SM, Liu BW, Jiang XM, Guo GC. HgBr 2: an easily growing wide-spectrum birefringent crystal. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6891-6896. [PMID: 38725498 PMCID: PMC11077557 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc00836g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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Birefringent materials are of great significance to the development of modern optical technology; however, research on halide birefringent crystals with a wide transparent range remains limited. In this work, mercuric bromide (HgBr2) has been investigated for the first time as a promising birefringent material with a wide transparent window spanning from ultraviolet (UV) to far-infrared (far-IR) spectral regions (0.34-22.9 μm). HgBr2 has an exceptionally large birefringence (Δn, 0.235 @ 546 nm), which is 19.6 times that of commercial MgF2. The ordered linear motif [Br-Hg-Br] with high polarizability anisotropy within the molecule is the inherent source of excellent birefringence, making it an efficient building block for birefringent materials. In addition, HgBr2 can be easily grown under mild conditions and remain stable in air for prolonged periods. Studying the birefringent properties of HgBr2 crystals would provide new ideas for future exploration of wide-spectrum birefringent materials.
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- Ming-Shu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University Yangzhou Jiangsu 225002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou Fujian 350002 P. R. China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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Leng X, Hu M, Jing Q, Duan H, Chen H, Cui X. The Spin-Orbit Effect on the Electronic Structures, Refractive Indices, and Birefringence of X 2PO 4I (X = Pb, Sn, Ba and Sr): A First-Principles Investigation. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:617. [PMID: 38607151 PMCID: PMC11013657 DOI: 10.3390/nano14070617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Introducing post-transition metal cations is an excellent strategy for enhancing optical properties. This paper focuses on four isomers, namely the X2PO4I (X = Pb, Sn, Ba, and Sr) series. For the first time, the paper's attention is paid to the changes in electronic structure, as well as refractive indices and birefringence, with and without the inclusion of spin-orbit effects in this series. The first-principles results show that spin-orbit effects of the 5p and 6p states found in these compounds lead to splitting of the bands, narrowing of the band gap, enhancement of the lone-pair stereochemistry, and enhancement of the refractive indices and birefringence. Moreover, a comparison of the lone-pair electron phosphates, X2PO4I (X = Pb and Sn), and the isomeric alkaline earth metal phosphates, X2PO4I (X = Ba and Sr), reveals that changes in the band structure have a greater effect on the enhancement of the birefringence than the slight enhancement of the lone-pair stereochemical activity. This study has important implications for a deeper understanding of the optical properties of crystals and the design of novel optical materials.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (X.L.); (M.H.); (H.D.); (H.C.)
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China; (X.L.); (M.H.); (H.D.); (H.C.)
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Wu T, Jiang X, Duanmu K, Wu C, Lin Z, Huang Z, Humphrey MG, Zhang C. Giant Optical Anisotropy in a Covalent Molybdenum Tellurite via Oxyanion Polymerization. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2306670. [PMID: 38288532 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202306670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Large birefringence is a crucial but hard-to-achieve optical parameter that is a necessity for birefringent crystals in practical applications involving modulation of the polarization of light in modern opto-electronic areas. Herein, an oxyanion polymerization strategy that involves the combination of two different types of second-order Jahn-Teller distorted units is employed to realize giant anisotropy in a covalent molybdenum tellurite. Mo(H2O)Te2O7 (MTO) exhibits a record birefringence value for an inorganic UV-transparent oxide crystalline material of 0.528 @ 546 nm, which is also significantly larger than those of all commercial birefringent crystals. MTO has a UV absorption edge of 366 nm and displays a strong powder second-harmonic generation response of 5.4 times that of KH2PO4. The dominant roles of the condensed polytellurite oxyanions [Te8O20]8- in combination with the [MoO6]6- polyhedra in achieving the giant birefringence in MTO are clarified by structural analysis and first-principles calculations. The results suggest that polymerization of polarizability-anisotropic oxyanions may unlock the promise of birefringent crystals with exceptional birefringence.
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- Tianhui Wu
- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266404, China
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266404, China
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266404, China
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Ren L, Yin Z, Wang S, Lin Z, Cao L, Dong X, Huang L, Zhou Y, Gao D, Zou G. Na 4Sn 4(C 2O 4) 3F 6 and NaSnC 2O 4F·H 2O: two tin(II) fluoride oxalates display large birefringence. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:2619-2625. [PMID: 38224003 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04286c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Birefringent materials play an important role in laser techniques as an essential part of optical devices. Therefore, the exploration of high-performance birefringent materials has been a central focus of researchers. Herein, two tin(II) fluoride oxalates Na4Sn4(C2O4)3F6 and NaSnC2O4F·H2O were gained by the combination of birefringence-active groups of Sn2+ with stereochemically active lone pairs and planar π-conjugated [C2O4]2- groups. These groups assemble into low-dimensional structures of 0D [C2O4F4]6- clusters and 1D [SnC2O4F]∞- chains in Na4Sn4(C2O4)3F6, and double [Sn2(C2O4)2F2]∞2- chains in NaSnC2O4F·H2O, which gives rise to the large birefringence of 0.160@546 nm and 0.189@546 nm, respectively. Detailed structure-property analysis and theoretical calculations indicate that strong optical anisotropy can be induced by the rational arrangement of the Sn2+-polyhedra and [C2O4]2- groups.
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- Liying Ren
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. china.
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. china.
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Zhou W, Guo SP. Rational Design of Novel Promising Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials: Structural Chemistry and Balanced Performances. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38301117 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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ConspectusSecond-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are currently a hot topic in modern solid-state chemistry and optics because they can produce coherent light by frequency conversion. Noncentrosymmetric (NCS) structure is not only the prerequisite for NLO materials but also a challengeable issue because materials tend to be centrosymmetric (CS) in terms of thermodynamical stability. Among NLO materials, an excellent infrared (IR) candidate should simultaneously meet several strict key conditions including a large NLO coefficient, high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT), phase-matchable (PM) behavior, and so on. Achieving a balance between the large NLO effect and high LIDT is difficult, as they have contradictory requirements for chemical bonds. Considering the urgent need of the high-power IR laser market and the drawbacks of the available ones, exploring new high-performance IR NLO crystals is necessary while challenging. In this Account, we first briefly introduce the status and advancement of IR NLO crystals and emphasize the criteria of an excellent candidate. Then, we will introduce five simple methods developed by us to discover practical NLO candidates through understanding of the chemical composition-structure-NLO performance relationship. (1) A rarely investigated system with simple chemical compositions as new-type NLO crystals, namely, adducts containing S8 molecules, are developed. Combining a chairlike S8 unit with other units through van der Waals forces has successfully obtained several high-performance NLO adducts. (2) The main trend in exploring new NLO crystals is that the chemical composition is more and more diversified and the structure is more and more complex, and expensive and chemically active alkaline and alkaline earth metals are usually introduced as counter cations. In contrast, the research on systems with simple chemical compositions, simple structures, and low costs has been continuously ignored. The binary M2Q3 (M = Ga, In; Q = S, Se) family with rich acentric modifications has been systematically investigated, and they all exhibit strong SHG effects and high LIDTs. (3) We first proposed the concept of inducing CS structures transformed to NCS ones by partial cation substitution to design novel NLO crystals. Considering the huge number of CS structures in the database compared to the number of NCS structures, it is an attractive method to apply CS structures as the parents to obtain potential NLO materials via partial-substitution-induced symmetry breaking. A series of chalcogenides with high NLO performances have been successfully obtained by us in this way. (4) We investigated the first NLO-active rare earth (RE) chalcophosphates and developed this family systematically, and they demonstrate wonderful comprehensive NLO properties. (5) We created a novel mixed-anion system for NLO applications, namely, chalcogenide borates. Usually, mixed-anion compounds can engender a synergistic effect to obtain desired IR NLO properties. Our recent progress on this system suggests that chalcogenide borates are potential candidates for IR NLO applications, although the study is still in its infancy. Finally, we state the current problems of IR NLO materials and give some perspectives for their future development.
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- Wenfeng Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Materials and Devices, National Center for International Research on Photoelectric and Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, P. R. China
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Zhu M, Wang J, Hou L, Yuan Y, Liu L, Chu Y, Huang C. AX·(H 2SeO 3) n (A = K, Cs; X = Cl, Br; n = 1, 2): A Series of Ionic Cocrystals as Promising UV Birefringent Materials with Large Birefringence and Wide Band Gap. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:2289-2297. [PMID: 38237039 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The design and syntheses of new birefringent crystals will be of great importance in commercial applications and materials science. A series of ultraviolet (UV) birefringent crystals, AX·(H2SeO3)n (A = K, Cs; X = Cl, Br; n = 1, 2), with large sizes up to 23 × 6 × 3 mm3, was successfully synthesized by simple aqueous solution method. These four compounds belong to three different space groups. Isomorphic KCl·(H2SeO3)2 and CsCl·(H2SeO3)2 crystallize in the P 1 ¯ space group, while CsBr·(H2SeO3)2 and CsCl·H2SeO3 crystallize in the P21/m and P21/c space groups, respectively. They exhibit cocrystal structures composed of [2(H2SeO3)]∞ and [AX]∞ frameworks, ingeniously inheriting the large optical anisotropy of selenite and the wide band gap of alkali metal halide. And it proves that these compounds indeed possess large birefringence (0.1-0.17 at 532 nm) and short UV cutoff edges (227-239 nm), achieving a balance of optical properties. This research affords a simple and viable strategy for the design and syntheses of new UV birefringent crystals. Besides, it is also found that the n value and ionic size (A and X ions) have important influences on the crystal structures and optical properties of AX·(H2SeO3)n. And this will promote further understanding of the alkali metal halide selenite family.
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- Mengmeng Zhu
- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China
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Guo J, Zhan X, Lan J, Liu X, Zhao S, Xu X, Wu LM, Chen L. Sb 4O 5I 2: Enhancing Birefringence through Optimization of Sb/I Ratio for Alignment of Stereochemically Active Lone Pairs. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:2217-2223. [PMID: 38207277 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Birefringent crystals are the key components of functional optics, contributing significantly to scientific and technological advancements. To enhance birefringence, the presence of stereochemically active lone pairs offers a unique opportunity. In fact, strengthening the stereochemical activity and aligning uniformly lone pairs face tough challenges. Herein, an anisotropic layered crystal, Sb4O5I2, is discovered to exhibit enhanced birefringence. The influence of crystal symmetry on the birefringence of Sb4O5X2 (X = Cl, Br, or I) is found to be minor. Instead, the asymmetric nature of ABUCBs (i.e., cis-X3[SbO3]6- and cis-X3[SbO4]8-) plays a crucial role in enhancing the optical anisotropy. And the orientation of these ABUCBs is equally important. We demonstrate that by adjusting the Sb/I ratio from 5:1 to 2:1, all of the intralayer Sb atoms in Sb5O7I-P63 are forced onto the surface position. This structural adjustment leads to strengthened ionic bonding interactions, enhanced activity of the lone pairs, and uniform alignments of the ABUCBs in Sb4O5I2. Consequently, this results in a 6-fold increase in birefringence.
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- Jingyu Guo
- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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Hu M, Wang J, Tuerhong N, Zhang Z, Jing Q, Chen Z, Yang Y, Lee MH. Novel antimony phosphates with enlarged birefringence induced by lone pair cations. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 38264854 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03833e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Phosphates, whose obvious disadvantage is the relatively small birefringence, can be overcome by the introduction of post-transition metal cations containing stereochemically active lone-pair electrons. In this paper, two new compounds were successfully explored in the A-Sb-P-O system, i.e. Cs2Sb3O(PO4)3 (CsSbPO) and (NH4)2Sb4O2(H2O)(PO4)2[PO3(OH)]2 (NH4SbPOH). Transmission spectra show that CsSbPO has a surprising transmission range with a UV cutoff edge of 213 nm. First-principles calculations show that both compounds have a wide band gap (5.02 eV for CsSbPO and 5.30 eV for NH4SbPOH) and enlarged birefringence (Δn = 0.034@1064 nm for CsSbPO and Δn = 0.045@1064 nm for NH4SbPOH). The results of real-space atom-cutting investigations show that the distorted [SbOx] polyhedra originating from the asymmetric lone pair electrons give the main contribution to the total birefringence and overcome the disadvantage of small birefringence of phosphates but maintain wide transition windows.
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- Mei Hu
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining 835000, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China.
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- Urumqi No. 1 Senior High School, North Second Lane, Kanas Lake Road, Urumqi 830023, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, China
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Wu Z, Li H, Zhang Z, Su X, Shi H, Huang YN. Design of Deep-Ultraviolet Zero-Order Waveplate Materials by Rational Assembly of [AlO 2F 4] and [SO 4] Groups. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1674-1681. [PMID: 38175192 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Zero-order waveplates are widely used in the manufacture of laser polarizer waves, which are important in polarimetry and the laser industry. However, there are still challenges in designing deep-ultraviolet (DUV) waveplate materials that satisfy large band gaps and small optical anisotropy simultaneously. Herein, three cases of aluminum sulfate fluorides: Na2AlSO4F3, Li4NH4Al(SO4)2F4, and Li6K3Al(SO4)4F4, with novel [AlSO4F3] layers or isolated [AlS2O8F4] trimers were designed and synthesized by the rational assembly of [AlO2F4] and [SO4] groups through a hydrothermal method. Experiments and theoretical calculations imply that these three possess short cutoff edges (λ < 200 nm) and small birefringence (0.0014-0.0076 @ 1064 nm), which fulfils the prerequisite for potential DUV zero-order waveplate materials. This work extends the exploration of DUV zero-order waveplate materials to the aluminum sulfate fluoride systems.
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- Zhencheng Wu
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang 835000, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang 835000, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang 835000, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang 835000, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics& Chemistry, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang 835000, China
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Bai Z, Ok KM. Designing Sulfate Crystals with Strong Optical Anisotropy through π-Conjugated Tailoring. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315311. [PMID: 37888616 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Sulfate crystals typically exhibit minimal optical anisotropy due to the near-zero polarizability anisotropy (δ) of [SO4 ]2- tetrahedra, arising from highly symmetrical electron clouds. Recent research sought to enhance δ via chemical modifications, such as fluorination. However, the resultant crystals often maintain subpar optical anisotropy, frequently with birefringence values below 0.1. In this study, we have uncovered that δ can be significantly strengthened by chemically tailoring the tetrahedral [SO4 ]2- with anisotropic π-conjugated modules. This has been demonstrated by several newly proposed S-O-Org (Org: π-conjugated organic species) moieties, which show a sharp increase in δ based on theoretical computations. To further validate this experimentally, we synthesized and characterized six new 3-pyridinesulfonate crystals with the formula A(3-C5 H4 NSO3 ) ⋅ xH2 O (A=Li, Ag, K, Rb, Cs, and NH4 ; x=0 and 1). Notably, these materials exhibit strong optical anisotropy, with birefringence values ranging from 0.240 to 0.312 at 546 nm. These values are approximately 23 to 145.5 times greater than those of corresponding sulfates, and they outperform a vast number of sulfate-related optical materials, thus verifying the effectiveness of the proposed strategy. Furthermore, the title compounds exhibit diverse microstructure peculiarities influenced by the size and binding natures of the counter cations.
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- Zhiyong Bai
- Department Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107 (Republic of, Korea
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- Department Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul, 04107 (Republic of, Korea
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Su H, Jiao J, Wang S, An D, Zhang M. Rb 3MgB 5O 10 and LiBaAl(BO 3) 2: covalent tetrahedra MO 4-containing borates with deep-ultraviolet cutoff edges. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:932-937. [PMID: 38108406 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03288d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Borates are favored by materials scientists and chemists because of the significant electronegativity difference between B and O atoms and their flexible assembly modes resulting in abundant structures and excellent properties. For the design of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) optical crystals with excellent macroscopic performance, it is crucial to choose appropriate cations and anionic groups and microscopically reasonable assembly patterns. Herein, by introducing covalent tetrahedra ([MO4], M = Mg, Al), two new mixed alkali metal and alkaline earth metal borates, Rb3MgB5O10 and LiBaAl(BO3)2, were synthesized using the melt method and high-temperature solution method. They contain M-B-O two-dimensional (2D) layers (2∞[MgB5O10] and 2∞[Al(BO3)2], respectively) composed of isolated B-O groups ([B5O10]5- and [BO3]3-, respectively) and metal-centered tetrahedral connectors ([MgO4]6- and [AlO4]5-, respectively). Combining experiments and theoretical calculations shows that the two compounds have short cutoff edges (<200 nm) and moderate birefringences. Further analysis manifests that the isolated [MO4] covalent tetrahedra can optimize the arrangement of anion groups, guarantee the balanced optical properties of materials, and point out the direction for further exploration of novel borate structures.
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- Hongkang Su
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhang R, Tudi A, Yang X, Wang X, Yang Z, Han S, Pan S. PbTeB 4O 9: a lead tellurium borate with unprecedented fundamental building block [B 4O 10] and large birefringence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:340-343. [PMID: 38078370 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05382b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Herein, the first lead tellurium borate, PbTeB4O9, with an unprecedented fundamental building block [B4O10] was successfully synthesized. The near-parallel alignment of [B4O10] groups and [TeO3] polyhedra resulted in a high birefringence (0.099@1064 nm). The structure-property relationship was discussed by using the first-principles calculations.
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- Ruonan Zhang
- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.
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Chen QQ, Hu CL, Zhang MZ, Mao JG. (C 5H 6.16N 2Cl 0.84)(IO 2Cl 2): a birefringent crystal featuring unprecedented (IO 2Cl 2) - anions and π-conjugated organic cations. Chem Sci 2023; 14:14302-14307. [PMID: 38098716 PMCID: PMC10718177 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05770d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Birefringent crystals can manipulate the polarization state of lasers and have vital application in polarizers, optical isolators, phase compensators, etc. The design and synthesis of crystals with large birefringence remains a challenging task. To design crystals with large birefringence, we combine an unprecedented chloroiodate(v) group (IO2Cl2)- featuring large polarizability anisotropy and a strong stereochemically active lone pair (SCALP) with the π-conjugated 2-amino-5-chloropyridine group. The superior synergy effect of (IO2Cl2)- and 2-amino-5-chloropyridine groups produces a new birefringent crystal, namely (C5H6.16N2Cl0.84)(IO2Cl2). It exhibits remarkably large birefringence of 0.67 at 546 nm, far exceeding those of most visible birefringent materials reported. This work discovers the first chloroiodate(v) group and provides a new synthetic route for birefringent materials.
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- Qian-Qian Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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Yang Y, Xiao Y, Li B, Chen YG, Guo P, Zhang B, Zhang XM. Stereochemically Active Lone-Pair Containing Metal Substitution in Polar Axis toward a Giant Phase-Matchable Optical Nonlinear Silicate Crystal Li 3(OH)PbSiO 4. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22577-22583. [PMID: 37812140 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Atoms in special lattice sites can play a crucial role in realizing materials properties, which is long pursued but difficult to control. Herein, by adopting a stereochemically active lone-pair-containing metal substitution strategy, a nonlinear-optical (NLO) silicate crystal Li3(OH)PbSiO4 was successfully synthesized, featuring [PbSiO4]∞ layers with the perfect orientation of the stereochemically active lone-pair Pb(II) cation in the polar-axis lattice. Li3(OH)PbSiO4 overcomes the long-standing problem of silicates, that is, poor nonlinear properties because it exhibits both the largest birefringence of 0.082 and the largest phase-matchable second-harmonic-generation (SHG) efficiency of 21 × KDP among the known silicates. The successful polar-axis lattice substitution could offer a new direction for realizing the rational control of materials structures and properties.
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- Yuanyu Yang
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Diagnosis of the Ministry of Education, Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Material of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Material, Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Zhang Z, Xu D, Wu Z, Hu M, Su X, Huang Y. KRb 2(NO 3) 2Cl: a new birefringent crystal exhibiting a perovskite-related framework and a short cutoff edge. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14303-14308. [PMID: 37801006 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02952b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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The combination of π-conjugated groups [NO3] and Cl-centered polyhedra generates a new birefringent crystal with a perovskite-related framework, KRb2(NO3)2Cl, which is the first alkali metal nitrate chloride synthesized by a mild hydrothermal method. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group pbam (no. 55). In addition, KRb2(NO3)2Cl crystals with dimensions up to 7 × 1.5 × 1 mm3 were grown. Notably, KRb2(NO3)2Cl has a short UV cut-off edge (below 228 nm) and a significantly enhanced birefringence (Δn = 0.084 at 1064 nm). Theoretical calculations indicate that the birefringence enhancement mainly derives from π-conjugated [NO3] plane triangles.
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- Zhiyuan Zhang
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology & School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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Dong W, Sun Y, Feng H, Deng D, Jiang J, Yang J, Guo W, Tang L, Kong J, Zhao J. K 2Sr 4(PO 3) 10: A Polyphosphate with Deep-UV Cutoff Edge and Enlarged Birefringence. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:16215-16221. [PMID: 37733938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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A new polyphosphate K2Sr4(PO3)10 is synthesized by a high-temperature solution method. This compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group of P1̅, consisting of the 1D infinite [PO3]∞ chains and K and Sr ions between the chains. Compared with AM2(PO3)5 (A = K, Rb, Cs; M = Ba, Pb), K2Sr4(PO3)10 exhibits a more complex [PO3]∞ chain structure and more diverse metal cationic coordination environment. More importantly, K2Sr4(PO3)10 has both a deep-UV cutoff edge (<200 nm) and a significantly enlarged birefringence. First-principles calculations indicate that the birefringence of K2Sr4(PO3)10 is 0.017 at 1064 nm, about 2 times that of RbBa2(PO3)5 (0.008 at 1064 nm), which reaches a new height among the reported mixed alkali metal and alkaline earth metal phosphate. Theoretical calculations and structural analyses show that the enlarged birefringence of K2Sr4(PO3)10 mainly originates from the [PO3]∞ chains arranged in an inverted zigzag. This discovery introduces a new strategy for devising novel phosphate deep-UV optical crystals with a large birefringence.
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- Weimin Dong
- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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- Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, P. R. China
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Ding K, Wu H, Hu Z, Wang J, Wu Y, Yu H. [Ba 4 (S 2 )][ZnGa 4 S 10 ]: Design of an Unprecedented Infrared Nonlinear Salt-Inclusion Chalcogenide with Disulfide-Bonds. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302819. [PMID: 37271892 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Salt-inclusion chalcogenides (SICs) have been receiving widespread attention due to their large second harmonic generation (SHG) responses and wide bandgaps, however most of them suffer from small birefringence limiting their technical application. Herein, by introducing the π-conjugated (S2 )2- units in the ionic guest of salt-inclusion structure, the first disulfide-bond-containing SIC, [Ba4 (S2 )][ZnGa4 S10 ] has been synthesized. It exhibits the widest bandgap up to 3.39 eV among polychalcogenides and strong SHG response as large as that of AgGaS2 (AGS). Importantly, its birefringence reaches a max value of 0.053@1064 nm among AGS-like SICs, indicating it is a promising IR nonlinear optical (NLO) material. Theoretical calculations reveal that the π-conjugated (S2 )2- units and covalent GaS layers favor the enhanced birefringence and large SHG response. This work provides not only a new type of SIC for the first time, but also new lights on the design of IR NLO materials.
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- Kaixuan Ding
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Intelligent Photonics, School of Science, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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Qi L, Jiang X, Duanmu K, Wu C, Lin Z, Huang Z, Humphrey MG, Zhang C. Quadruple-Bidentate Nitrate-Ligated A 2 Hg(NO 3 ) 4 (A=K, Rb): Strong Second-Harmonic Generation and Sufficient Birefringence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309365. [PMID: 37531147 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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The design of efficient nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals continues to pose significant challenges due to the difficulty of assembling polar NLO-active modules in an optimal additive fashion. We report herein the first NLO-active mercuric nitrates A2 Hg(NO3 )4 (A=(KHNO), Rb (RHNO)), for which assembly is induced by ionic polarization of the d10 cations. The two new crystalline compounds are isostructural, featuring interesting pseudo-diamond-like structures with parallel [Hg(NO3 )4 ] modules, and leading to strong powder second-harmonic generation (SHG) responses of 9.2 (KHNO) and 8.8 (RHNO) times that of KH2 PO4 . In combination with the simple solution preparation of centimeter-scale crystals, sufficient birefringence, and short ultraviolet (UV) cutoff edges, these attributes make KHNO and RHNO promising candidates for UV NLO materials. Theoretical calculations and single-crystal structure analysis reveal that the newly-developed highly condensed and distorted [Hg(NO3 )4 ] module, with an Hg2+ cation that is quadruply bidentate nitrate-ligated, is crucial for the significant SHG responses. This work highlights the potential importance of modules with multiple bidentate ligands for the development of high-performing next-generation NLO materials.
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- Lu Qi
- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- China-Australia Joint Research Center for Functional Molecular Materials, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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Xie W, Li F, Chen J, Yang Z, Li G, Pan S. Improved Birefringence Activated by Tetrahedra Decorated with a Single Linear Unit. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307895. [PMID: 37382564 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Performance enhancement induced by structural modification has long been the target in materials science fields. Direct evidence to witness the effectivity of one strategy is challenging and necessary. In this work, a tetrahedra-decoration strategy was proposed to improve the birefringent performance sharply, namely decorating the tetrahedra with a single linear [S2 ] unit. The strategy was verified by comprehensive characterization of two thiogermanates K2 BaGeS4 and K2 BaGeS5 , which crystallize in the same space group, have similar unit cells and the same units arrangements. Theoretical characterization verified that the [GeS5 ] group has much larger polarization anisotropy than [GeS4 ], further demonstrated that the linear [S2 ] led to the sharp birefringence enlargement of K2 BaGeS5 (0.19 vs 0.03 of K2 BaGeS4 ). This work provides a new guiding thought to improve the birefringence performance.
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- Wenlong Xie
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Vinayagamoorthy R, Rani MU, Kalainathan S, Anand S. A novel stilbazolium derivative crystals of 4-[2-(4-dimethyl amino-phenyl)-vinyl]-1-methyl-pyridinium + bromide - (DMSB) single crystal: exploration of the growth, molecular structure, linear optical, and third order nonlinear properties. RSC Adv 2023; 13:24867-24877. [PMID: 37614792 PMCID: PMC10442673 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04322c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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A novel third-order stilbazolium derivative single crystal, 4-[2-(4-dimethyl amino-phenyl)-vinyl]-1-methyl-pyridinium bromide (DMSB), was fruitfully harvested using methanol as a medium, through a slow evaporation technique. The solubility of the prepared DMSB powder was experimentally tested at different temperatures (30 °C to 50 °C) with a methanol solvent. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (SCXRD) implied that the DMSB crystal crystallized in a centrosymmetric fashion (space group P21/c) with the monoclinic crystal system. The molecular weight of the element present in DMSB was confirmed by CHN elemental analysis. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic study confirmed the molecular structure of the DMSB crystal. All the functional group vibrations raised from the title compound were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). From the UV-visible spectrum, the absorbance nature and band gap of the grown DMSB crystal were determined. The photoluminescence study of the grown crystal exhibited an emission peak at 660 nm, which is attributed to the red light emission in the EM spectrum. The morphological characteristics of the crystal were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Hirshfeld surface analysis was employed to quantitatively explore the non-covalent interactions that are accountable for the crystal packing. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility was determined experimentally and it was found to be 1.6 × 10-8 esu. These favourable Z-scan analysis results indicate that the DMSB crystal is a good candidate for different applications, such as photonics devices, optical computing, optical switches, and optical limiting.
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- Raji Vinayagamoorthy
- Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore - 632 014 India
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- Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore - 632 014 India
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- Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore - 632 014 India
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Wang W, Wang X, Xu L, Zhang D, Xue J, Wang S, Dong X, Cao L, Huang L, Zou G. Centrosymmetric Rb 2Sb(C 2O 4) 2.5(H 2O) 3 and Noncentrosymmetric RbSb 2(C 2O 4)F 5: Two Antimony (III) Oxalates as UV Optical Materials. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:13148-13155. [PMID: 37532705 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Herein, we have successfully synthesized two rubidium antimony (III) oxalates, namely, Rb2Sb(C2O4)2.5(H2O)3 and RbSb2(C2O4)F5, utilizing a low-temperature hydrothermal method. These two compounds share a similar chemical composition, consisting of Sb3+ cations with active lone pair electrons, alkali metal Rb+ ions, and planar π-conjugated C2O42- anions. However, they exhibit different symmetries, Rb2Sb(C2O4)2.5(H2O)3 is centrosymmetric (CS), while RbSb2(C2O4)F5 is noncentrosymmetric (NCS), which should be caused by the presence of F- ions. Notably, the NCS compound, RbSb2(C2O4)F5, demonstrates a moderate second-harmonic generation (SHG) response, approximately 1.3 times that of KH2PO4 (KDP), and exhibits a large birefringence of 0.09 at 546 nm. These characteristics indicate that RbSb2(C2O4)F5 holds promising potential as a nonlinear optical material for ultraviolet (UV) applications. Detailed structural analysis and theoretical calculations confirm that the excellent optical properties arise from the synergistic effects between Sb3+ cations with SCALP and planar π-conjugated [C2O4]2- groups.
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- Weiyi Wang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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Deng L, Zhang R, Zhang J, Xie W, Bai C, Yang Z, Hou X, Han S, Pan S. Stereochemically Active Tin(II)-Induced Enhancement of Birefringence in Sn II Sn IV (PO 4 ) 2 and SrSn(PO 4 )PO 2 (OH) 2. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300743. [PMID: 37133248 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Two new tin(II) phosphates, SnII SnIV (PO4 )2 and SrSn(PO4 )PO2 (OH)2 , were synthesized by the high-temperature solution method and hydrothermal method, respectively. Theoretical study indicates that by introducing tin(II) with stereochemical activity lone pairs (SCALP) in metal phosphates, the birefringence was enhanced, 0.048@1064 nm for SnII SnIV (PO4 )2 and 0.080@1064 nm for SrSn(PO4 )PO2 (OH)2 .
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- Lihan Deng
- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Changji University, Changji, 831100, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Changji University, Changji, 831100, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Changji University, Changji, 831100, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Changji University, Changji, 831100, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, P.R. China) E-mails
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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Cheng M, Jin C, Jin W, Hou X. Target-Oriented Synthesis of Borate Derivatives Featuring Isolated [B 3O 3] Six-Membered Rings as Structural Features. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37257153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Borates provide an excellent platform for investigating the optical nonlinearity and linearity of crystals as photoelectric functional materials. In our work, borate derivatives with isolated [B3O3] six-membered rings as structural features are the preferred system due to their simple functional units and excellent properties. Herein, by utilizing the target-oriented synthesis, a series of borate derivatives, A2[B3O3F4(OH)] (A= NH4, Rb, Cs) (ABOFH), K2.3Cs0.7B3O3F6 (KCsBOF), and Cs3[B3O3(OH)3]Cl3 (CsBOHCl), with novel heteroanionic groups containing [BOxF4-x] (x = 0-3) and/or [BO2(OH)] units were obtained. ABOFH, KCsBOF, and CsBOHCl construct different two-dimensional pesudolayers featuring [B3O3F4(OH)], [B3O3F6], and [B3O3(OH)3] units, respectively. Also, the optical properties and the arrangement information of these anionic groups were studied. Among the total five compounds, (NH4)2[B3O3F4(OH)] and Cs3[B3O3(OH)3]Cl3 with enlarged birefringence and sufficient band gaps were screened out as promising birefringent crystals due to the optimally aligned configuration of birefringence-active heteroanionic units. The successful results of target-oriented synthesis indicate a more profound conclusion that the borate system now has more diversified structural chemistry, and an effective strategy was proposed to modify the arrangement and species of anionic units to optimize the performance of optical crystals.
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- Meng Cheng
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Structural Motif Cosubstitution Strategy for Designing Fluoroaluminoborate with the Sr 2Be 2B 2O 7-Type Double-Layered Structure. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:4399-4404. [PMID: 36867506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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The cosubstitution strategy often was applied to design borate optical crystal materials. Revealingly, a fluoroaluminoborate Sr2Al2.18B5.82O13F2 with Sr2Be2B2O7 (SBBO) double-layered like configuration has been rationally designed and successfully synthesized based on structural motif cosubstitution strategy via the high-temperature solution method. In Sr2Al2.18B5.82O13F2, a structural motif, the [Al2B6O14F4] unit, with edge-sharing [AlO4F2] octahedra was filled in interlamination of double-layer structure. The research indicates that Sr2Al2.18B5.82O13F2 features a short ultraviolet cutoff edge (<200 nm) and moderate birefringence (∼0.058 @ 1064 nm). As the first reported linker in the interlamination of double-layer structures, the [Al2B6O14F4] unit enlightens the synthesis and discovery of new layered structures in borates.
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Li X, Chu D, Qiu H, Wu Y, Hou X. LiCs 3AlB 7O 14: achieving enhanced optical anisotropy via [AlO 4] tetrahedron introduction to rearrange the anionic framework. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:3942-3946. [PMID: 36919645 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00401e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Borate has become a hot topic because of its rich structural chemistry and excellent properties for functional materials fields. The rearrangement of π-conjugated B-O units is key to enhancing the optical anisotropy, but it remains a challenge. Herein, by introducing [AlO4] tetrahedra, a new congruent melting aluminoborate LiCs3AlB7O14 with [B7O14] clusters was discovered. This work confirms that the introduction of [AlO4] tetrahedra can lead to the rearrangement of anionic framework of the borate system and thereby enhance the birefringence of LiCs3AlB7O14. The birefringence is about 4.1 times higher than that of its congener Li4Cs3B7O14 with the same [B7O14] clusters. Similarly, the effects of [AlO4] tetrahedra on the rearrangement of the B-O anionic framework are also demonstrated in other known borates.
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- Xingqi Li
- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Hu M, Tuerhong N, Chen Z, Jing Q, Lee MH. Li 3B 8O 13X (X = Cl and Br): Two New Noncentrosymmetric Crystals with Large Birefringence Induced by BO 3 Units. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3609-3615. [PMID: 36795025 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Enthusiasm for the exploration of nonlinear alkali metal borates remains high. Focusing on the Li-B-O-X (X = Cl and Br) system, two examples of noncentrosymmetric borates, Li3B8O13Cl and Li3B8O13Br, were obtained using a high-temperature solution method under vacuum conditions. Structurally, the Li3B8O13X crystals exhibit two independent alternately arranged three-dimensional B-O network structures formed by the basic building block unit B8O16. The performance measurements demonstrate their short ultraviolet cutoff edges. The theoretical calculation indicates that the BO3 units dominate the contribution to their large optical anisotropy with the birefringence, 0.094 and 0.088@1064 nm for Li3B8O13Cl and Li3B8O13Br, respectively.
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- Mei Hu
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices, School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 777 Huarui Street, Urumqi 830017, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, China
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Chen K, Lin C, Chen J, Yang G, Tian H, Luo M, Yan T, Hu Z, Wang J, Wu Y, Ye N, Peng G. Intense d-p Hybridization in Nb 3 O 15 Tripolymer Induced the Largest Second Harmonic Generation Response and Birefringence in Germanates. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217039. [PMID: 36601969 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We herein report two asymmetric germanate crystals, KNbGe3 O9 and K3 Nb3 Ge2 O13 , with different structures and optical properties derived from divergent polymerized forms of GeO4 and NbO6 groups. Remarkably, K3 Nb3 Ge2 O13 achieved a rare combination of the strongest second harmonic generation (SHG) response of 17.5×KDP @ 1064 nm and the largest birefringence of 0.196 @ 546 nm in germanates. It features unique [Nb3 O12 ]∞ tubular chains constructed by circular Nb3 O15 tripolymers. Theoretical calculations reveal that the d-p interactions in the Nb3 O15 group are responsible for outstanding optical properties. This work emphasizes the significance of the polymerizable functional units in obtaining high-performance nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals.
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- Kaichuang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 350002, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal, Tianjin University of Technology, 300384, Tianjin, China
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Guo J, Tudi A, Lu X, Han S. Noncentrosymmetric versus Centrosymmetric: Halogen Induced Variable Coordination Modes of Sn 2+ and Structural Transition in Sn 3B 3O 7X (X = Cl and Br). Inorg Chem 2023; 62:679-684. [PMID: 36583543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Two new borate halides, Sn3B3O7X (X = Cl and Br), were successfully synthesized via introducing Sn2+ with lone-pair and halogen into borate. Interestingly, halogen-induced variable coordination modes of Sn2+ and anion frameworks make them crystallize in different space groups, from noncentrosymmetric (Pna21) to centrosymmetric (Pbca). Sn3B3O7Cl possesses an SHG response of about 0.5 times that of KDP, while Sn3B3O7Br exhibits a large birefringence (0.123@1064 nm). The theoretical calculations were performed to elucidate the structure-property relationships.
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- Jingyu Guo
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- China Testing and Certification International Group Co., Ltd, Beijing 100024, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Wang H, Liu L, Hu Z, Wang J, Zhu M, Meng Y, Xu J. RbCl·(H 2SeO 3) 2: A Salt-Inclusion Selenite Featuring Short UV Cut-Off Edge and Large Birefringence. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:557-564. [PMID: 36562576 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Birefringent materials are key components to control the light polarization in laser science and technology as well as optical communication. However, the performance of current commercial birefringent materials has been limited by the magnitude of birefringence, optical transparency range, or the attainability of large-scale single crystals. To explore new birefringent materials, we strategically incorporated a lone pair cation (Se4+) with large optical anisotropy, an alkali metal, and halogen ions (Rb+ and Cl-) with superior UV transparent capacity; thus a new compound, RbCl·(H2SeO3)2, was successfully discovered with the aid of the facile hydrothermal method. Interestingly, Rb-Cl chains locate in the [H2SeO3]∞ skeleton, which makes RbCl·(H2SeO3)2 a salt-inclusion selenite. Millimeter-sized single crystals (up to 4 × 2 × 1 mm3) were obtained, and the transmittance spectrum revealed that its UV cut-off edge can be as low as 230 nm. In addition, the calculated birefringence of RbCl·(H2SeO3)2 is 0.14 at 589 nm that is similar to the birefringent value of famous α-BaB2O4. Wide UV transparency, large birefringence, and feasible crystal growth make RbCl·(H2SeO3)2 a new member of birefringent materials for UV light applications.
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- Huan Wang
- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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- Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai201418, China
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Zhou Y, Zhang X, Hong M, Luo J, Zhao S. Achieving effective balance between bandgap and birefringence by confining π-conjugation in an optically anisotropic crystal. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2022; 67:2276-2279. [PMID: 36546216 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2022.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yang Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China.
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Cheng M, Jin W, Yang Z, Pan S. Large optical anisotropy-oriented construction of a carbonate-nitrate chloride compound as a potential ultraviolet birefringent material. Chem Sci 2022; 13:13482-13488. [PMID: 36507155 PMCID: PMC9685371 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03771h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The design of new birefringent materials is very significant owing to their indispensable role in modulating the polarization of light and is vital in laser technology. Herein, by applying a large optical anisotropy-oriented construction induced by a synergy effect of multiple anionic groups, a promising carbonate-nitrate chloride, Na3Rb6(CO3)3(NO3)2Cl·(H2O)6, has been designed and synthesized successfully by the solvent evaporation method and single crystals of centimeter size were obtained by the recrystallization method in aqueous solution. It crystallizes in the hexagonal P63/mcm space group, the RbO9Cl polyhedra and the NaO7 polyhedra construct a three-dimensional (3D) framework by sharing O or Cl atoms and trigonal plane units (CO3 and NO3). The transmittance spectrum based on a 1 mm thick single-crystal plate shows that its short UV cut-off edge is about 231 nm. And the refractive index differences (0.14 @ 546 nm) measured by using a polarizing microscope on the (101) crystal plane, proves that Na3Rb6(CO3)3(NO3)2Cl·(H2O)6 has a large birefringence, which has potential application in the solar blind ultraviolet region. The theoretical calculations reveal that the π-conjugated CO3 and NO3 groups are the main cause of the birefringence. It demonstrates that combining π-conjugated CO3 and NO3 groups in one structure is an extremely effective strategy to explore new UV birefringent crystals.
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- Meng Cheng
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS 40-1 South Beijing Road Urumqi 830011 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS 40-1 South Beijing Road Urumqi 830011 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS 40-1 South Beijing Road Urumqi 830011 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS 40-1 South Beijing Road Urumqi 830011 China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Deng L, Wu M, Yang Z, Han S, Pan S. Sn 3B 10O 17Cl 2 Achieving Birefringence Enhancement by Stereochemical Activity Lone Pair. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:18238-18244. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Lihan Deng
- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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Shen C, Sun D, Dang Y, Wu K, Xu T, Hou R, Chen H, Wang J, Wang D. (C 4H 10NO)PbX 3 (X = Cl, Br): Design of Two Lead Halide Perovskite Crystals with Moderate Nonlinear Optical Properties. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:16936-16943. [PMID: 36205543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Introducing electronegative species into organic constituents was considered to be one effective strategy for adjusting crystal symmetry and designing new nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. By substitution of C4 in piperidine (C5H11N) with electronegative oxygen, organic morpholine (C4H9NO) was easily obtained. Therefore, to design NLO crystals, we focused on combinations of stereochemically active lone-pair (SCALP) cation (Pb2+)-based chloride and bromide with morpholine molecules. In this work, two lead halide hybrid perovskite (C4H10NO)PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, abbreviated as MPbCl3 and MPbBr3, respectively) single crystals with moderate nonlinear optical properties were synthesized by a slow evaporation method. The two title crystals belong to orthorhombic space group P212121 with one-dimensional (1D) chainlike perovskite structures. Theoretical calculations revealed that the second harmonic generation (SHG) responses mainly originate from distorted {PbX6} octahedrons of the inorganic framework. Remarkably, moderate phase-matching SHG effects of about 0.70 and 0.81 times KH2PO4, large birefringences of 0.098 and 0.111 at 1064 nm, and large laser damage thresholds (LDTs) of 19.94 and 46.82 MW/cm2 were estimated for MPbCl3 and MPbBr3, respectively. This work provides a novel strategy for new purpose-designed hybrid NLO crystals by adjustment and modulation of chemical modification.
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- Chuanying Shen
- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Laboratory of Infrared Materials and Devices, Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, China
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- College of Physics and Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, China
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Li Y, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Huang W, Song Y, Wang H, Li M, Hong M, Luo J, Zhao S. An Optically Anisotropic Crystal with Large Birefringence Arising from Cooperative π Orbitals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208811. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yanqiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Science Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou 350108 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou 350108 China
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Yalikun A, Zhang K, Han J, Yang Z. LiSrSbS 3: parallel configurations of lone pair electrons inducing a large birefringence. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:14545-14550. [PMID: 36073503 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01698b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Enhancement of birefringence is significant since the birefringent materials can create and control polarized light and be used extensively in various advanced optical systems. By optimizing the arrangement of [SbS3] units with stereo-chemical active lone pair electrons, a new quaternary thioantimonate LiSrSbS3 with a large birefringence has been successfully synthesized by a high temperature solid-state reaction method. LiSrSbS3 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group of P21/c. In the structure, the isolated infinite [LiS4] chains and zigzag [SrS6] chains are alternately connected with each other to compose a three-dimensional (3D) framework, and the isolated pyramid [SbS3] units are located between them. To analyze the source of large birefringence, the electronic structure and optical properties of LiSrSbS3 were further investigated by the first-principles method, and the results show that the optimized arrangement [SbS3] trigonal pyramid induces a large birefringence.
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- Alimujiang Yalikun
- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. .,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Yang M, Liu W, Guo SP. Sb 5O 7I: Exploration of Ternary Antimony-Based Oxyhalide as a Nonlinear-Optical Material. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14517-14522. [PMID: 36067496 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Metal oxyhalides are attracting extensive interest for their enchanting structures and diverse properties. Herein, a ternary antimony oxyiodide, Sb5O7I with the new hexagonal noncentrosymmetric P63 structure is systematically surveyed by focusing on its nonlinear-optical (NLO) behavior. Its two-dimensional structure is constructed by {Sb2[Sb3O7]}∞+ layers separated by charge-balanced I- anions. The second-harmonic-generation measurement result suggests that Sb5O7I is NLO-active, and the effect is assigned to the [SbO3]3- triangular pyramids' contribution. Sb5O7I shows a direct optical energy gap of 3.22 eV, which is the largest among all reported ternary oxyiodides. This work is the first investigation of ternary NLO Sb-based oxyhalides and enriches the study of metal oxyhalides as promising NLO materials.
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- Mei Yang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China
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Shen Y, Chen B, Chen H, Luo J. (C 3N 6H 7) 2SbF 5·H 2O Exhibiting Strong Optical Anisotropy from the Optimal Arrangement of π-Conjugated (C 3N 6H 7) + Groups. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14242-14246. [PMID: 36043876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An antimony fluoride melamine birefringent crystal, (C3N6H7)2SbF5·H2O, was obtained by introducing the π-conjugated delocalized melamine and antimony trifluoride via a simple aqueous solution evaporation method. It features one-dimensional parallel [C3N6H7]∞ chains further connected by hydrogen bonds originated from [SbF5]2- groups with lone pairs. The experimental optical band gap (4.74 eV) allows it to be used in the ultraviolet region. The first-principles calculations suggest that (C3N6H7)2SbF5·H2O exhibits a large birefringence (∼0.38@550 nm), which is twice larger than that of the commercial CaCO3 crystal. Therefore, introducing the fluoride into π-conjugated melamine may be a good tactic to obtain birefringent crystals with large optical anisotropy.
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- Yaoguo Shen
- College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Zhang R, Su X, Zhang J, Wen D, Huang Y. Ba 2Zn 2B 6O 13: coplanar [B 2O 5] in unnoted U-shaped [B 6O 13] groups achieving large birefringence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10182-10185. [PMID: 36000291 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03529d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Currently, π-conjugated [B2O5] moieties are rarely studied for designing deep-UV birefringent crystals. Here, we report a new deep-UV birefringent crystal Ba2Zn2B6O13 with a deep-UV cut-off edge of 190 nm and large birefringence (Δn = 0.085@ 532 nm), indicating that it can be used as the birefringent material in the DUV area. The first-principles calculation analyses suggest that its large birefringence mainly originates from the coplanar [B2O5] dimers in the unnoted U-shaped [B6O13].
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- Rui Zhang
- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Department of Physics, Changji University, Changji, Xinjiang, 831100, China
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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- Xinjiang Laboratory of Phase Transitions and Microstructures in Condensed Matter Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yili Normal University, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, China.
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Li Y, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Huang W, Song Y, Wang H, Li M, Hong M, Luo J, Zhao S. An Optically Anisotropic Crystal with Large Birefringence Arising from Cooperative π Orbitals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yanqiang Li
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- JiangXi University of Science and Technology School of Science CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Structrual Chemistry 155 Yangqiao Road West, 350002 350002 Fuzhou CHINA
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Huang J, Guo F, Guo Z, Chen J, Dai B, Yu F. NH 4IO 2F 2 and (NH 4) 3(IO 2F 2) 3·H 2O: A Series of Ammonium-Containing Fluoroiodates with Wide Band Gaps. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:11803-11810. [PMID: 35860841 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A series of ammonium-containing fluoroiodates, NH4IO2F2 and (NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O, with isolated [IO2F2] units have been fabricated by a fluorine-oxygen substitution strategy from NH4IO3. The two compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic system, but in different space groups, noncentrosymmetric Pca21 for NH4IO2F2 and centrosymmetric Pnma for (NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O, and show wide band gaps of 4.53 eV for (NH4IO2F2) and 4.55 eV for ((NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O). In addition, NH4IO2F2 exhibits a 1.2 × KDP second harmonic generation response, a short ultraviolet cutoff edge in iodates, and a good crystal growth habit. The crystal of NH4IO2F2 with a size of 11 × 5 × 2 mm3 was obtained by the aqueous solution method. The results enrich the structural diversity of iodate and supply a greater understanding of the design of new functional materials based on the fluoroiodates.
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- Jianlong Huang
- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinjiangBingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, 666 Shengli Road, Urumqi 830046, China
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- Xuchang Quality and Technical Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center, West Section of LongXing Road, Dongcheng District, Xuchang 461000, China
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- Department of Physics, Changji University, Changji, Xinjiang 831100, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinjiangBingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering of XinjiangBingtuan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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Jiao J, Cheng M, Yang R, Yan Y, Zhang M, Zhang F, Yang Z, Pan S. Promising Deep-Ultraviolet Birefringent Materials via Rational Design and Assembly of Planar π-Conjugated [B(OH) 3 ] and [B 3 O 3 (OH) 3 ] Functional Species. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205060. [PMID: 35485801 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Birefringent materials play a significant role in modulating polarized light in optical communication and the laser industry. However, the discovery of deep ultraviolet (DUV, λ<200 nm) birefringent materials still faces a serious challenge. Herein, we propose hydroxylated π-conjugated [B(OH)3 ] and [B3 O3 (OH)3 ] units for designing DUV birefringent materials. Innovatively, four new hydroxyborates have been synthesized under mild synthesis conditions. They present four novel pseudo layers that benefit from the large degree of freedom assembly modes of [B(OH)3 ] and [B3 O3 (OH)3 ] genes and large birefringence (0.057-0.123@532 nm). Moreover, the Cs3 [B(OH)3 ]2 Cl3 crystal features a short DUV cutoff edge (180 nm), which further indicates that the reported compounds are potential DUV birefringent crystals. Free and flexible assembly modes of π-conjugated [B(OH)3 ] and [B3 O3 (OH)3 ] groups endow them a particular advantage as significant genes for exploring promising DUV birefringent materials.
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- Jiahao Jiao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi, 830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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