A new ultraviolet nonlinear optical (NLO) material, Pb3Mg3TeP2O14 (PMTP), has been synthesized and characterized. The chiral material exhibits a large second harmonic generation (SHG) response of 13.5 x KDP (600 x alpha-SiO2), and the shortest absorption edge (250 nm) of reported materials with a strong SHG response (>10 x KDP). PMTP has a three-dimensional crystal structure of corner-shared MgO4, PO4, and TeO6 polyhedra, which form a [TeMg3P2O14](infinity) framework. Electronic structure calculations revealed that the stereo-active lone pair on the Pb2+ cation is critical to producing the substantial NLO response and that the NLO activity is further enhanced by the presence of triply bidentate Te6+ cations found in Te-O-O-Pb rings.
Bidenticity-Enhanced Second Harmonic Generation from Pb Chelation in Pb3Mg3TeP2O14
Creators
Hongwei Yu - University of Houston
Weiguo Zhang - University of Houston
Joshua Young - Drexel University
James M. Rondinelli - Northwestern University
P. Shiv Halasyamani - University of Houston
Publication Details
Journal of the American Chemical Society, v 138(1)
Publisher
American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
Number of pages
4
Grant note
DMR-1503573; DMR-1454688 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF)
E-1457 / Welch Foundation; The Welch Foundation
1454688 / Division Of Materials Research; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
Materials Science and Engineering
Web of Science ID
WOS:000368323100018
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84954459335
Other Identifier
991019330913804721
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