{"title":"Equivalent cation-tuning to realize a new Ce(iv) fluoride with excellent comprehensive nonlinear optical performances†","authors":"Bei-Bei Zhang, Wen-Ye Gao, Wei Xu, Liang Ma, Wenlong Liu, Ru-Ling Tang and Sheng-Ping Guo","doi":"10.1039/D4QI02088J","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p >Exploring nonlinear optical (NLO) halide materials has become a hot research field owing to their diverse structures and excellent optical properties. In this paper, a new inorganic tetravalent cerium fluoride NH<small><sub>4</sub></small>Ce<small><sub>3</sub></small>F<small><sub>13</sub></small> was obtained. It crystallizes in the polar space group of <em>Pmc</em>2<small><sub>1</sub></small> and exhibits a three-dimensional {[Ce<small><sub>3</sub></small>F<small><sub>13</sub></small>]<small><sup>−</sup></small>}<small><sub>∞</sub></small> framework, which is composed of {[CeF<small><sub>8</sub></small>]<small><sup>4−</sup></small>}<small><sub>∞</sub></small> chains and {[CeF<small><sub>6</sub></small>]<small><sup>2−</sup></small>}<small><sub>∞</sub></small> layers formed by CeF<small><sub>9</sub></small> polyhedra, with the NH<small><sub>4</sub></small><small><sup>+</sup></small> cation balancing the charge. NH<small><sub>4</sub></small>Ce<small><sub>3</sub></small>F<small><sub>13</sub></small> exhibits a strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) response among inorganic metal fluorides of about 1.2 times greater than that of KH<small><sub>2</sub></small>PO<small><sub>4</sub></small> (KDP) and a high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT), which is 39 times more than that of AgGaS<small><sub>2</sub></small>. Besides, NH<small><sub>4</sub></small>Ce<small><sub>3</sub></small>F<small><sub>13</sub></small> possesses the largest band gap among Ce(<small>IV</small>)-containing NLO materials. This work provides a good case for exploring high-performance NLO fluoride materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":79,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","volume":" 22","pages":" 8130-8138"},"PeriodicalIF":6.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/qi/d4qi02088j","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring nonlinear optical (NLO) halide materials has become a hot research field owing to their diverse structures and excellent optical properties. In this paper, a new inorganic tetravalent cerium fluoride NH4Ce3F13 was obtained. It crystallizes in the polar space group of Pmc21 and exhibits a three-dimensional {[Ce3F13]−}∞ framework, which is composed of {[CeF8]4−}∞ chains and {[CeF6]2−}∞ layers formed by CeF9 polyhedra, with the NH4+ cation balancing the charge. NH4Ce3F13 exhibits a strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) response among inorganic metal fluorides of about 1.2 times greater than that of KH2PO4 (KDP) and a high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT), which is 39 times more than that of AgGaS2. Besides, NH4Ce3F13 possesses the largest band gap among Ce(IV)-containing NLO materials. This work provides a good case for exploring high-performance NLO fluoride materials.