{"title":"A Congruent-Melt Infrared Nonlinear Optical Crystal Na<sub>4</sub>SrAs<sub>2</sub>S<sub>8</sub>.","authors":"Zhihui Xiong, Aoge Yao, Zhixi Li, Xianghe Meng, Qian Wu, Guowei Deng, Lei Kang, Mingjun Xia","doi":"10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02840","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A quaternary metal thioarsenate infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) compound Na<sub>4</sub>SrAs<sub>2</sub>S<sub>8</sub> was successfully prepared by a high-temperature reaction method from stoichiometric agents. It crystallizes in the tetragonal <i>P</i>4<i>n</i>2 with the unit cell parameters <i>a</i> = 10.0393(3) Å, <i>c</i> = 6.9638(3) Å, and <i>Z</i> = 2, with the basic structural groups of isolated AsS<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra. Compared with benchmark IR NLO crystal AgGaS<sub>2</sub> (AGS), the title compound exhibits balanced optical properties of large band gap (3.05 eV vs. 2.60 eV) and considerable second harmonic generation response (0.95 × AGS). Moreover, the combined powder X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry analyses demonstrate that Na<sub>4</sub>SrAs<sub>2</sub>S<sub>8</sub> is a congruent-melting compound with a low melting point of 668 °C, which is benefical for bulk single crystal growth. Experimental and theoretical calculation results indicate that Na<sub>4</sub>SrAs<sub>2</sub>S<sub>8</sub> is a practically usable IR NLO crystal, also motivating the exploration of thioarsenates as high-performance IR NLO candidates.</p>","PeriodicalId":40,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Inorganic Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02840","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/7/31 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A quaternary metal thioarsenate infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) compound Na4SrAs2S8 was successfully prepared by a high-temperature reaction method from stoichiometric agents. It crystallizes in the tetragonal P4n2 with the unit cell parameters a = 10.0393(3) Å, c = 6.9638(3) Å, and Z = 2, with the basic structural groups of isolated AsS4 tetrahedra. Compared with benchmark IR NLO crystal AgGaS2 (AGS), the title compound exhibits balanced optical properties of large band gap (3.05 eV vs. 2.60 eV) and considerable second harmonic generation response (0.95 × AGS). Moreover, the combined powder X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry analyses demonstrate that Na4SrAs2S8 is a congruent-melting compound with a low melting point of 668 °C, which is benefical for bulk single crystal growth. Experimental and theoretical calculation results indicate that Na4SrAs2S8 is a practically usable IR NLO crystal, also motivating the exploration of thioarsenates as high-performance IR NLO candidates.
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Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry. Coverage includes experimental and theoretical reports on quantitative studies of structure and thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, bioinorganic chemistry, and relevant aspects of organometallic chemistry, solid-state phenomena, and chemical bonding theory. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, spectroscopy, and bonding properties of significant new and known compounds.