Collaborative enhancement from Pb2+ and F- in Pb2(NO3)2(H2O)F2 generates the largest second harmonic generation effect among nitrates

Guang Peng; Yi Yang; Yu-Huan Tang; Min Luo; Tao Yan; Yuqiao Zhou; Chensheng Lin; Zheshuai Lin; Ning Ye

doi:10.1039/c7cc04340f

Collaborative enhancement from Pb²⁺ and F^- in Pb₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)F₂ generates the largest second harmonic generation effect among nitrates

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Aug 22;53(68):9398-9401. doi: 10.1039/c7cc04340f.

Authors

Guang Peng¹, Yi Yang, Yu-Huan Tang, Min Luo, Tao Yan, Yuqiao Zhou, Chensheng Lin, Zheshuai Lin, Ning Ye

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China. nye@fjirsm.ac.cn.

PMID: 28726861
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04340f

Abstract

The first metal nitrate fluoride nonlinear optical material, Pb₂(NO₃)₂(H₂O)F₂, was synthesized with the largest second harmonic generation (SHG) effect (12 × KH₂PO₄) among nitrates. Theoretical calculations revealed the synergistic effect of [NO₃]^-, lone pair electrons in Pb²⁺, and F^- for the SHG effect. The F^- also promoted the blue-shift of the ultraviolet cut-off edge.