Issue 45, 2018

Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O as a new sulfate deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical material

Abstract

Sulfates have long been ignored as nonlinear optical materials over the past decades. Here we report a new sulfate deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical material Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O synthesized by the facile water solution method. It crystallizes in the asymmetric monoclinic space group C2 (No. 5). Its single-crystal structure features a three-dimensional framework made up of SO4 and LiO4 tetrahedra. Powder second-harmonic generation tests demonstrate that Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O is phase-matchable with a second-harmonic generation response of about 0.5 × KH2PO4. Ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectra illustrate that the ultraviolet cutoff edge of Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O may be as low as λ < 190 nm. Theoretical calculations reveal that the optical properties of Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O are mainly attributed to S–O groups. All these results reveal that Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O may possess potential use in the deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optics field. We believe that the discoveries in our work will attract scientists’ attention to sulfate systems for their potential as deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical materials.

Graphical abstract: Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O as a new sulfate deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical material

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 8 2018
Accepted
02 10 2018
First published
03 10 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 12240-12244

Li8NaRb3(SO4)6·2H2O as a new sulfate deep-ultraviolet nonlinear optical material

Y. Li, S. Zhao, P. Shan, X. Li, Q. Ding, S. Liu, Z. Wu, S. Wang, L. Li and J. Luo, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 12240 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC04361B

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