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  • Materials Science
  • Crystallography
  • Optics

Background:

  • Developing materials with short UV cutoff edges and high birefringence is crucial but challenging.
  • Existing materials often struggle to achieve both properties simultaneously.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a novel birefringent material with a short UV cutoff edge.
  • To investigate the effect of peroxide incorporation on material properties.
  • To explore a new strategy for designing ultraviolet (UV) birefringent materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized a peroxide-containing solvate crystal (4HPO2) using a mild aqueous-solution method.
  • Incorporated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into a 4-hydroxypyridine (4HP) lattice.
  • Performed structural analysis and combined experimental and theoretical calculations.

Main Results:

  • 4HPO2 demonstrated a solar-blind UV cutoff edge at 278 nm.
  • Achieved a giant experimental birefringence of 0.609 at 546 nm, a 14-fold enhancement over pristine 4HP.
  • Observed H2O2-induced reorganization of 4HP packing, leading to ordered, parallel alignment via strengthened hydrogen bonds.
  • Identified the aligned 4HP sublattice as the primary source of optical anisotropy.

Conclusions:

  • Peroxide-assisted solvate engineering is an effective strategy for tuning crystal packing and optical anisotropy.
  • The aligned 4HP sublattice and anisotropic local-field environment contribute to enhanced optical properties.
  • This provides a promising design principle for developing advanced UV birefringent materials.