Anupama Viswanathan, Youssef Ghandaoui, Jan Gutwirth, Tomas Halenkovic, Abdelali Hammouti, Stanislav Slang, Martin Pavlista, Stanislav Pechev, Jean-Pierre Guin, Lucas Deniel, Loic Bodiou, Mehdi Alouini, Joel Charrier, Petr Nemec and Virginie Nazabal*,
Jonas Strobelt, Svetlana Santer, Heba Abourahma, Mika Music, Zay Farzan, Phillip Nezamis, Ryan Leon and David J. McGee*,
{"title":"","authors":"Jonas Strobelt, Svetlana Santer, Heba Abourahma, Mika Music, Zay Farzan, Phillip Nezamis, Ryan Leon and David J. McGee*, ","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29803,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Optical Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"XXX-XXX XXX-XXX"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acsaom.5c00038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144696185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Swapna Shambulinga Chigari, Vidyasagar C. C.*, Guruprasad Bonageri, Víctor M. Jiménez-Pérez, Arthoba Nayaka Yanjerappa and Raghu S.,
{"title":"Reversible Thermochromism in Lead-Free 2D Copper-Based Perovskites for Smart Solar Applications","authors":"Swapna Shambulinga Chigari, Vidyasagar C. C.*, Guruprasad Bonageri, Víctor M. Jiménez-Pérez, Arthoba Nayaka Yanjerappa and Raghu S., ","doi":"10.1021/acsaom.5c00199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.5c00199","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The present study has focused on toxic lead-free low-dimensional hybrid perovskites due to their impressive optoelectronic properties, highlighting concerns over their environmental stability and toxicity. In light of this, versatile 2D lead-free (CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CuCl<sub>4</sub> (CuP), Co-infused (CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CuCl<sub>4</sub> (CCuP), and Ni-infused (CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CuCl<sub>4</sub> (NCuP) hybrid perovskites are synthesized via the sono-coprecipitation method with a potential compositional engineering approach and dopant effects studied using different characterization tools. The diffractograms reveal that the partial dopant Co and Ni insertion at the “B”- site of the (CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>CuCl<sub>4</sub> crystal effectively modified the optical bandgaps from 2.29 to 2.16 eV. The perovskites display a spectrum of colors (yellow, orange, red, and dark brown) accompanied by thermal-induced lattice expansion, phase transition, and electron–phonon interactions. Lattice dynamics, structural and optical features are explored to gain insights into the effects of cation infusion on thermochromism and other characteristics. The <i>in situ</i> temperature-dependent powder VT-XRD, VT-Raman, and VT-UV–vis spectra were analyzed in heating and cooling cycles. Notably, it is discovered that the degree of thermochromism is possibly depending on the dopant used. Repetitive heating–cooling cycles showed minimal fluctuation in VT-XRD, demonstrating excellent stability with thermochromic properties. Cyclic voltammetry was performed for the first time on these copper-based perovskites to investigate the electrochemical activity with plausible oxidation and reduction reactions. Dielectric characteristics and AC conductivity at different temperatures have been studied. A sustainable post-treatment technique resulted in excellent stability, crystallinity, and tailored grain boundaries at the nanoscale using a solvent with a lower Gutmann donor number and Kamlet–Taft parameter. The present study provides insights into the basic principles governing thermochromic behavior and possibilities for the thoughtful development of perovskites. These are believed to be the optimal results for the systems that have been reported to date.</p>","PeriodicalId":29803,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Optical Materials","volume":"3 8","pages":"1777–1799"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epitaxial Growth of KTiOAsO4 by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Nonlinear Frequency Conversion","authors":"Adrien Clavel, Mathieu Salaün*, Lionel Bastard, Christophe Lepoittevin and Benoît Boulanger*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsaom.5c00204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.5c00204","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Twin-photon and triple-photon generations require pump laser intensities of several hundred MW cm<sup>–2</sup>. Micrometer-sized crystalline waveguides allow such interactions to be achieved at relatively low energies by taking advantage of the confinement of light. The materials selected to achieve these phenomena in the present work are from the titanyl phosphate family. The chosen architecture is a micrometric layer of KTiOAsO<sub>4</sub> (KTA) grown on a KTiOPO<sub>4</sub> (KTP) substrate forming a planar waveguide in a first step. These two isostructural materials have a low lattice parameter mismatch (around 2%), making it possible to achieve high-quality epitaxial growth. Due to the refractive index of KTA being higher than that of KTP (Δ<i>n</i> ≈ 0.043 at 1500 nm), this couple of materials could allow light to be guided in the deposited layer. To grow the KTA film, the chosen technique is pulsed laser deposition (PLD), which allows a nonlinear complex oxide layer of optical quality to be grown. In this study, we show that the growth is well oriented for layers with a thickness up to 200 nm after deposition under 32 mTorr of oxygen and a laser fluence of 0.8 J cm<sup>–2</sup>, forming epitaxial layers. Then, after annealing at 650 °C for 14 h, the crystal state is improved as well as the surface. However, our calculations show that the layer’s thickness has to be equal to 1.68 μm to achieve second-harmonic generation (SHG) at telecom wavelengths, which is the next step of this research. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of KTA epitaxy over KTP by PLD with good epitaxial quality, good orientation, and theoretical phase-matching conditions for a planar KTA waveguide.</p>","PeriodicalId":29803,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Optical Materials","volume":"3 8","pages":"1651–1656"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanhai Wang, Yanqiao Xu, Zhifang Xu, Dayu Xu, Ting Chen, Huidong Tang, Wan Jiang and Lianjun Wang*,
{"title":"Broad Excitation Band and High Efficiency of Red Phosphor Caused by Eu3+-Induced Phase Transition in LiKBi2(MoO4)4","authors":"Sanhai Wang, Yanqiao Xu, Zhifang Xu, Dayu Xu, Ting Chen, Huidong Tang, Wan Jiang and Lianjun Wang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsaom.5c00126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.5c00126","url":null,"abstract":"<p >A red phosphor LiKBi<sub>2</sub>(MoO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>:Eu<sup>3+</sup> was synthesized at 600 °C via a solid-state reaction. Eu<sup>3+</sup> doping (>20 mol %) triggers a phase transition (tetragonal → monoclinic), inducing severe [EuO<sub>8</sub>] polyhedral distortion (<i>D</i> = 0.1002). This structural rearrangement enables an unprecedented broad excitation band (200–400 nm, fwhm >120 nm), identified by DFT and semiempirical modeling as dominated by Bi<sup>3+</sup>→Mo<sup>6+</sup> metal–metal charge transfer (MMCT), with part contributions from Bi<sup>3+</sup> 6s→6p and O<sup>2–</sup>→Mo<sup>6+</sup>/Eu<sup>3+</sup> charge transfers. The optimized LiKBi<sub>0.8</sub>Eu<sub>1.2</sub>(MoO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub> phosphor achieves record efficiencies under 350 nm excitation: IQE = 97%, EQE = 84.7%. Linear thermal response (298–473 K, <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.994) exhibits high relative sensitivity (<i>S</i><sub>r</sub> = 1.3147% K<sup>–1</sup> at 473 K). Combined with a 365 nm UV chip, it delivers warm white light (Ra = 87.3, CCT = 3464 K) with 25.82 lm/W efficacy. This work provides a cost-effective, high-performance red phosphor for high-CRI lighting and high-temperature sensing and implements a structural design strategy for spectral regulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":29803,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Optical Materials","volume":"3 8","pages":"1669–1683"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Debao Zhang, Wanggui Ye, Xuguang Cao, Ji Zhou, Xinye Fan, Fei Tang, Jiqiang Ning* and Shijie Xu*,
{"title":"Efficient Anti-Stokes Vibronic Luminescence in Mn4+-Activated Fluoride Phosphors","authors":"Debao Zhang, Wanggui Ye, Xuguang Cao, Ji Zhou, Xinye Fan, Fei Tang, Jiqiang Ning* and Shijie Xu*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsaom.5c00174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaom.5c00174","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Efficient anti-Stokes vibronic luminescence (ASVL) in solids is of both scientific and technological interest. However, it is challenging to achieve an efficient ASVL in solids under the excitation of incoherent, weak light. In this article, we present an experimental demonstration of a pronounced ASVL in Mn<sup>4+</sup>-activated K<sub>2</sub>SiF<sub>6</sub> microcrystal phosphor under the excitation of microwatt continuous-wave incoherent light at room temperature. Meanwhile, a clear phonon resonance enhancement effect is demonstrated in the ASVL luminescence. These findings demonstrate the advantages of the efficient ASVL in solids compared with the conventional two-photon upconversion luminescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":29803,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Optical Materials","volume":"3 8","pages":"1716–1720"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144885148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}