Pushing Nonlinear Optical Oxides into the Mid-Infrared Spectral Region Beyond 10 μm: Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of La3SnGa5O14
- Haichao LanHaichao LanState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, ChinaMore by Haichao Lan,
- Fei LiangFei LiangKey Lab of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaMore by Fei Liang,
- Xingxing JiangXingxing JiangKey Lab of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaMore by Xingxing Jiang,
- Cong ZhangCong ZhangNew Materials Institute, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250014, ChinaMore by Cong Zhang,
- Haohai Yu*Haohai Yu*[email protected]State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, ChinaMore by Haohai Yu,
- Zheshuai Lin*Zheshuai Lin*[email protected]Key Lab of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaMore by Zheshuai Lin,
- Huaijin Zhang*Huaijin Zhang*[email protected]State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, ChinaMore by Huaijin Zhang,
- Jiyang WangJiyang WangState Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, ChinaMore by Jiyang Wang, and
- Yicheng WuYicheng WuKey Lab of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of Functional Crystal Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, ChinaMore by Yicheng Wu
Abstract

Mid-infrared (mid-IR) coherent light is crucial for several applications in science as well as daily life, and its development especially in powerful augmentation is constrained by the availability of nonlinear optical (NLO) materials. The development of useful mid-IR NLO materials is limited by the requirements of a wide mid-IR transparent window, high laser damaged threshold (LDT), and strong NLO effect. It is common knowledge that oxides are not suitable mid-IR NLO materials, as their IR absorption cutoff wavelengths are usually <6 μm; however, their LDTs and NLO effects can be large. Herein, we focused on langasite oxides and built structure-composition-property maps that describe the NLO properties in these materials by combining computational property prediction and experimental characterization. Accordingly, rational molecular design was performed, a new member of the langasite family, La3SnGa5O14 (LGSn), was synthesized, and single crystals were grown. The produced material exhibits the widest transparent region (0.27–11.0 μm) among available oxides, the largest LDT (846 MW/cm2) among materials that are transparent to 10 μm, and the strongest SHG effect among langasites. The discovery of LGSn facilitates the application of oxides as NLO crystals in the mid-IR spectral region beyond 10 μm. More generally, the developed strategy could be used to guide and accelerate the systematic discovery of functional materials through understanding the key structure-composition-property relationships using the predictive power of computational tools.
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