Excellent Nonlinear Optical M[M4 Cl][Ga11 S20 ] (M = A/Ba, A = K, Rb) Achieved by Unusual Cationic Substitution Strategy

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The typical chalcopyrite AgGaQ2 (Q = S, Se) are commercial infrared (IR) second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) materials; however, they suffer from unexpected laser-induced damage thresholds (LIDTs) primairy due to their narrow band gaps. Herein, what sets this apart from previously reported chemical substitutions is the utilization of an unusual cationic substitution strategy, represented by [[SZn4 ]S12 + [S4 Zn13 ]S24 + 11ZnS4 ⇒ MS12 + [M4 Cl]S24 + 11GaS4 ], in which the covalent Sx Zny units in the diamond-like sphalerite ZnS are synergistically replaced by cationic Mx Cly units, resulting in two novel salt-inclusion sulfides, M[M4 Cl][Ga11 S20 ] (M = A/Ba, A = K, 1; Rb, 2). As expected, the introduction of mixed cations in the GaS4 anionic frameworks of 1 and 2 leads to wide band gaps (3.04 and 3.01 eV), which exceeds the value of AgGaS2 , facilitating the improvement of high LIDTs (9.4 and 10.3 × AgGaS2 1.06 µm, respectively). Furthermore, compounds 1 and 2 exhibit moderate second-harmonic generation intensities (0.84 and 0.78 × AgGaS2 @2.9 µm, respectively), mainly originating from the orderly packing tetrahedral GaS4 units. Importantly, this study demonstrates the successful application of the cationic substitution strategy based on diamond-like structures to provide a feasible chemical design insight for constructing high-performance NLO materials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

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Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) - 20(2024), 3 vom: 01. Jan., Seite e2305711

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lou, Xiao-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiao-Ming [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Bin-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Guo-Cong [VerfasserIn]

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Chalcogenide
Journal Article
Nonlinear optical materials
Second-harmonic-generation
Solid-state structures
Structure-property relationship

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Date Revised 18.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/smll.202305711

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361951019