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Published on: February 15, 2016
Na11Ta8P7O43: (Ta8O33) bi-capped triangular prisms connected by PO4 groups resulting in a phase-matched second
1Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Abstract:
Much effort has been devoted to synthesizing nonlinear optical crystals with efficient second harmonic responses. Herein, a tantalum phosphate crystal Na11Ta8P7O43 with a moderate second harmonic response was obtained using self-fluxes of NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4. Na11Ta8P7O43 belongs to the Cc space group of monoclinic systems with cell parameters of a = 8.5710(2) Å, b = 15.1144(4) Å, c = 28.7712(7) Å, β = 92.304(2)°, Z = 4. Its structural features were unique (Ta8O33) bi-capped triangular prisms uniformly oriented with a PO4 connection in the ab plane, which were further joined through additional PO4 groups in the c direction, resulting in moderate nonlinear effects. In addition, this crystal has the characteristics of phase-matchable second harmonic generation, a shorter cutoff edge than the known materials LiTaO3 and KTiOPO4, and high transmittance from the visible to the near infrared band, and may serve as a potential nonlinear optical crystal.
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