Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of a new candidate for nonlinear optical material in the IR region: Hg2BrI3

Yanjun Li; Meng Wang; Tianxiang Zhu; Xianggao Meng; Cheng Zhong; Xingguo Chen; Jingui Qin

doi:10.1039/c1dt11317h

Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of a new candidate for nonlinear optical material in the IR region: Hg2BrI3

Dalton Trans. 2012 Jan 21;41(3):763-6. doi: 10.1039/c1dt11317h. Epub 2011 Nov 3.

Authors

Yanjun Li¹, Meng Wang, Tianxiang Zhu, Xianggao Meng, Cheng Zhong, Xingguo Chen, Jingui Qin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.

PMID: 22048407
DOI: 10.1039/c1dt11317h

Abstract

The synthesis, crystal structure, nonlinear optical (NLO) property and some other properties of a new material, Hg(2)BrI(3), are reported. The crystal structure has been established by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Hg(2)BrI(3) belongs to the HgBrI type and crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmc21 (No. 36). The compound shows a phase-matchable second harmonic generation (SHG) of about 1.2 times as strong as that of KTiOPO(4) (KTP) based on the powder SHG measurement. It exhibits a wide transparency in the IR region (from 2.5 to 30 μm), and a good thermal stability. It is believed that Hg(2)BrI(3) is a new candidate for NLO materials in the IR region.