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Published on: February 21, 2017
Synthesis and characterization of mixed carbonate and bicarbonate materials as candidates for deep-UV applications
Muhammad Mujahid Iqbal1,2, Hussin Elkik1,2, Changyou Liu1
1Research Center for Crystal Materials, CAS 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. ffzhang@ms.xjb.ac.cn.
Abstract:
The exploration of deep-ultraviolet (DUV) nonlinear optical materials remains challenging. Herein, we report three novel compounds, NaK3Rb2[(CO3)(HCO3)]2·2H2O (I), NaK3.6Rb1.4[(CO3)(HCO3)]2·2H2O (II), and NaK5[(CO3)(HCO3)]2 (III), all exhibiting cutoff edges below 200 nm. Notably, I and II represent the first non-centrosymmetric examples in this system, showing moderate SHG responses (0.2-0.3 × KDP) and encouraging further exploration of carbonate-bicarbonate DUV materials.
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