Why Some Noncentrosymmetric Borates Do Not Make Good Nonlinear Optical Materials: A Case Study with K3 B5 O8 (OH)2

Inorganic Chemistry
Fenghua DingKenneth R Poeppelmeier

Abstract

Synthesis of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) transparent materials, especially those with noncentrosymmetric structures, remains a great challenge in the solid-state chemistry community. A new DUV transparent borate, K3B5O8(OH)2, was discovered with a short absorption edge below 200 nm. The title compound crystallizes in a noncentrosymmetric, polar space group, Fdd2 (point group mm2), with the following cell parameters: a = 13.736(9) Å, b = 19.317(12) Å, c = 7.606(5) Å. The structure of K3B5O8(OH)2 features a 3D framework composed of [B5O8(OH)2]3- basic building units that are linked by contacts with K+ cations and O-H···O hydrogen bonds. Second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements were performed, and an SHG efficiency of 0.5 × SiO2 was observed. Symmetry dictates that the χ14 component of the macroscopic NLO susceptibility is equal to zero in mm2, which prevents the maximal component of the microscopic NLO susceptibility for [B5O8(OH)2]3- units (χ14) from contributing to the macroscopic NLO susceptibility of the crystal and therefore limits the SHG efficiency. In contrast, large SHG effects can be observed from compounds containing [B5O10] units that crystallize in point groups with nonzero χ14, such as 222. These findings provide in...Continue Reading

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Nov 20, 2019·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Ya WangShilie Pan

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