A Niobium Oxyiodate Sulfate with a Strong Second‐Harmonic‐Generation Response Built by Rational Multi‐Component Design

A novel niobium oxyiodate sulfate, Nb₂O₃(IO₃)₂ (SO₄), was fabricated by a rational multi‐component design under moderate hydrothermal conditions. This multi‐component design is inspired by an interesting niobium oxysulfate reaction, which opens a new door for synthetic method to effectively introduce refractory metals such as Nb into crystal structures by hydrothermal synthesis. Nb₂O₃(IO₃)₂(SO₄) features a cube‐like topological structure with a large phase‐matching second harmonic generation (SHG) response (6×KDP), a wide transparency window (0.38–8 μm), and a high laser damage threshold (LDT) (20×AgGaS₂). It has the highest thermostability (stable up to 580 °C under air) among reported non‐centrosymmetric (NCS) iodates and sulfates and is stable in water and even concentrated H₂SO₄. Furthermore, Nb₂O₃(IO₃)₂(SO₄) is a unique nonlinear optical (NLO) material among iodates and sulfates, because its SHG effect is mainly caused by the MO₆ units rather than the IO₃ or SO₄ units, which is demonstrated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations.     

碘酸盐的晶体结构与热力学性质——(Ⅱ)碘酸盐的相图、相变及化合规律

本文阐述了碘酸盐及其复盐的熔化特点、形成的相图类型及其化合规律。碘酸盐的固态相变具有多样性和复杂性。结合碘酸盐晶体结构的特点,讨论了碘酸盐所呈现的特异热力学性质与良好的物理性能(电光、压电等),可能是IO_3~-具有未成键电子对所表现的两个侧面。     

Chiral Ligand-Driven Systematic Synthesis of Coordination Polymers with Non-centrosymmetric Structures

Chirality is an important concept in chemistry revealing intriguing optical properties such as circular dichroism (CD), circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), etc. As one of the non-centrosymmetric (NCS) classes, chiral materials with extended structures may exhibit unique nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, such as second-harmonic generation (SHG). In this Concept article, a series of recently discovered NCS coordination polymers (CPs) from use of carefully designed chiral organic ligands are reviewed. Combining several metal cations such as lanthanides, lead, zinc, and cadmium with rigid chiral ligands has resulted in interesting CPs with both polar and nonpolar structures. Detailed structures, SHG properties, and structure-property relationships are provided. The importance of hyperpolarizability formed by intermolecular hydrogen boding interactions to SHG is emphasized.     

In-Situ SHG Investigations on the Aggregation Behaviors of Some Amphiphilic Dyes at the Water Surface:Effects of Aliphatic Tails

The optical second harmonic generation (SHG) has been powerful for in-situ characterization of surface (interface) structures. In this paper, we describe applications of the SHG technique for structural characterization of monolayer assemblies of some amphiphilic dyes formed at the water surface. Previously, we reported the number of aliphatic tails of the amphiphilic ruthenium complexes profoundly affected the monolayer structures, as studied by the SHG technique.     

碘酸盐的晶体结构与热力学性质——(Ⅰ)碘酸盐的晶体结构特点

本文根据作者等人的实验结果并结合文献报导的数据,综述了碘酸盐及其复盐的晶体结构特点和分类。对α-LiIO_3,Li_2H(IO_3)3,Mg(IO_3)_2,Mg(IO_3)_2-LiIO_3固溶体,Zn(IO_3)_2等晶体结构变迁的情况进行了分析。阐述了由于空位数量和分布的不同,以及阳离子性质(电价、离子极化能力和离子半径等)的不同,晶格场发生变化,引起了IO_3~-在不同方向和不同程度的移动或转动,因而有可能在不同方向上形成不同程度的各种畸变型结构和超结构。     

Critical role of water content in the formation and reactivity of uranium, neptunium, and plutonium iodates under hydrothermal conditions: implications for the oxidative dissolution of spent nuclear fuel

The reactions of 237NpO2 with excess iodate under acidic hydrothermal conditions result in the isolation of the neptunium(IV), neptunium(V), and neptunium(VI) iodates, Np(IO3)4, Np(IO3)4.nH2O.nHIO3, NpO2(IO3), NpO2(IO3)2(H2O), and NpO2(IO3)2.H2O, depending on both the pH and the amount of water present in the reactions. Reactions with less water and lower pH favor reduced products. Although the initial redox processes involved in the reactions between 237NpO2 or 242PuO2 and iodate are similar, the low solubility of Pu(IO3)4 dominates product formation in plutonium iodate reactions to a much greater extent than does Np(IO3)4 in the neptunium iodate system. UO2 reacts with iodate under these conditions to yield uranium(VI) iodates solely. The isotypic structures of the actinide(IV) iodates, An(IO3)4 (An=Np, Pu), are reported and consist of one-dimensional chains of dodecahedral An(IV) cations bridged by iodate anions. The structure of Np(IO3)4.nH2O.nHIO3 is constructed from NpO9 tricapped-trigonal prisms that are bridged by iodate into a polar three-dimensional framework structure. Second-harmonic-generation measurements on a polycrystalline sample of the Th analogue of Np(IO3)4.nH2O.nHIO3 reveal a response of approximately 12x that of alpha-SiO2. Single-crystal magnetic susceptibility measurements of Np(IO3)4 show magnetically isolated Np(IV) ions.     

Mechanism of linear and nonlinear optical effects of chalcopyrite AgGaX2 (X=S, Se, and Te) crystals

The electronic band structures for AgGaX(2) (X=S, Se, Te) chalcopyrites have been calculated using a pseudopotential total energy method. First-principles calculations of the linear and nonlinear optical properties are presented for these crystals, with the electronic band structures obtained from pseudopotential method as input. The theoretical refractive indices and nonlinear optical coefficients are in good agreement with available experimental values. The origin of the nonlinear optical effects is explained through real-space atom-cutting analysis. The contribution of the GaX(2) group (X=S, Se, Te) for second harmonic generation (SHG) effect is dominant while that of the cation Ag is negligible. In addition, the percentage contribution to the SHG coefficients from the different bonds increase with increase of the bond order.     

SHG Materials Based on the AlPO4-5 Single Crystals

Large AlPO4-5 molecular sieve single crystals with high optical quality were synthesized hydrothermally by using TPA as template. As-synthesized crystals were calcined under O2 atmosphere to remove the organic templates in the channels. Disperse-Red-1 (DR1) and p-nitroaniline (pNA) molecules have been successfully incorporated into the one-dimensional channels of AlPO4-5 single crystals respectively by means of vapor phase diffusion. XRD patterns reveal that the loading of organic molecules has not destroyed the structures of AlPO4-5 crystals. Polarizing microscope and SHG results indicate that the DR1 and pNA molecules are well aligned in a preferred direction along the crystal channels. The different polarization-dependence SH intensity shows that different SHG processes occur in the DR1- and pNA-loaded AlPO4-5 crystals.     

Surface enhanced second harmonic generation from macrocycle, catenane, and rotaxane thin films: experiments and theory

Surface enhanced second harmonic generation (SE SHG) experiments on molecular structures, macrocycles, catenanes, and rotaxanes, deposited as monolayers and multilayers by vacuum sublimation on silver, are reported. The measurements show that the molecules form ordered thin films, where the highest degree of order is observed in the case of macrocycle monolayers and the lowest in the case of rotaxane multilayers. The second harmonic generation activity is interpreted in terms of electric field induced second harmonic (EFISH) generation where the electric field is created by the substrate silver atoms. The measured second order nonlinear optical susceptibility for a rotaxane thin film is compared with that obtained by considering only EFISH contribution to SHG intensity. The electric field on the surface of a silver layer is calculated by using the Delphi4 program for structures obtained with TINKER molecular mechanics/dynamics simulations. An excellent agreement is observed between the calculated and the measured SHG susceptibilities.     

Influence of the cation size on the framework structures and space group centricities in AMo2O5(SeO3)2 (A = Sr, Pb, and Ba)

Two new quaternary mixed-metal selenites, SrMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2) and PbMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2), have been synthesized as crystals and pure polycrystalline phases by standard solid-state reactions using SrMoO(4), PbO, MoO(3), and SeO(2) as reagents. The crystal structures of the reported materials have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. SrMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2) and PbMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2) are isostructural and crystallized in the triclinic centrosymmetric space group P1? (No. 2). The reported materials exhibit chain structures consisting of MoO(6) octahedra and asymmetric SeO(3) polyhedra. Complete characterizations including IR spectroscopy and thermal analyses for the compounds are also presented, as are dipole moment calculations. In addition, the powder second-harmonic-generating (SHG) properties of noncentrosymmetric polar BaMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2) have been measured using 1064 nm radiation. Through powder SHG measurement, we are able to determine that BaMo(2)O(5)(SeO(3))(2) has a SHG efficiency of approximately 80 times that of α-SiO(2). Additional SHG measurements reveal that the material is phase-matchable (type 1). A detailed cation size effect on the symmetry and framework structure is discussed.     

SHG active crystals of a remote functionalized achiral NLO-phore assembled through zinc(II) complexation

An achiral nonlinear optical chromophore with a "remote functionality" that can act as a ligand is developed on the basis of 4-nitroaniline derivatized with pyridine. The molecules are assembled through complexation with simple achiral zinc(II) salts and the H-bond network mediated by the counterions, to generate noncentrosymmetric materials exhibiting optical second harmonic generation (SHG). The crystal structures of the new complexes are determined; the counterion strongly influences the ligand orientations and lattice structure. SHG of the microcrystalline materials is investigated. Correlation between the structure and SHG is rationalized using semiempirical quantum chemical estimation of the hyperpolarizabilities of molecules and molecular clusters. The metal complexation plays a significant role in molecular assembly but affects the SHG very little, enabling simplified analysis of the bulk property in terms of molecular responses. Organization of remote functionalized molecules by metal ion complexation thus offers a convenient approach to the rational design of quadratic NLO materials.     

Deciphering second harmonic generation signals

Second harmonic generation (SHG) has emerged as one of the most powerful techniques used to selectively monitor surface dynamics and reactions for all types of interfaces as well as for imaging non-centrosymmetric structures, although the molecular origin of the SHG signal is still poorly understood. Here, we present a breakthrough approach to predict and interpret the SHG signal at the atomic level, which is freed from the hyperpolarisability concept and self-consistently considers the non-locality and the coupling with the environment. The direct ab initio method developed here shows that a bulk quadrupole contribution significantly overwhelms the interface dipole term in the purely interfacial induced second-order polarisation for water/air interfaces. The obtained simulated SHG responses are in unprecedented agreement with the experimental signal. This work not only paves the road for the prediction of SHG response from more complex interfaces of all types, but also suggests new insights in the interpretation of the SHG signal at a molecular level. In particular, it highlights the modest influence of the molecular orientation and the high significance of the bulk quadrupole contribution, which does not depend on the interface, in the total experimental response.

Second harmonic generation is one of the most powerful techniques used to selectively probe interfaces of all types. The direct ab initio method developed here allows predicting the signal and highlights the importance of local and non-local effects.     

黄铜矿型铜基硫属半导体材料的电子结构和光学性质

采用基于赝势平面波基组的密度泛函理论方法, 对具有黄铜矿结构的6种CuXY₂(X=Ga, In; Y=S, Se, Te)晶体的构型、 电子结构、 线性及二阶非线性光学性质进行了研究. 结果表明, 6种CuXY₂均为直接带隙半导体, 具有相似的能带结构. 当X原子相同时, 随着Y原子按S→Se→Te依次改变时, 体系的静态介电常数、 静态折射率和静态倍频系数(d₃₆)依次递增. 在占据带中, 位于价带顶附近的能带对体系倍频效应影响最为显著, 该系列化合物的能带主要成分为Cu的3d轨道和Y原子价层p轨道; 对于空能带, 对倍频系数影响较大的是以X原子价层p轨道为主要成分的能带. 6种晶体中, CuInSe₂晶体具有较高的光电导率并对太阳光具有较好的吸收性能. 综合考虑体系的双折射率和倍频效应等因素, CuGaS₂和CuGaSe₂ 2种晶体在二阶非线性光学领域具有潜在的应用价值.     

Solubilities of rare earth lodates in aqueous and aqueous alcoholic solvent mixtures

The solubilities of thirteen iodates of rare earth metals in aqueous and aqueous alcoholic solvent mixtures at 25°C were measured. Methanol and ethanol were used as the alcoholic components, and the alcohol concentrations in solvent mixtures were between 0–40 mass percent. From the solubilities measured in this study and the published data, the recommended solubility values of eleven iodates of rare earth metals [Ln(IO₃)₃: Ln=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb] in water at 25°C were decided by applying the guidelines of the IUPAC Solubility Data Project, and the solubilities of two iodates [Ln(IO₃)₃: Ce and Lu] are designated as tentative values. The change in solubility of lanthanide iodates in aqueous and aqueous alcoholic solvent mixtures as a function of lanthanide atomic number is discussed. The logarithm of the solubility decreases almost linearly with the reciprocal of the dielectric constant of the solvent mixture, as expected from Born's equation and its modifications.Presentation to First International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, August 21–23, 1984.     

Second-harmonic generation for studying structural motion of biological molecules in real time and space

SHG and sum-frequency generation (SFG) are surface-selective, nonlinear optical techniques whose ability to measure the average tilt angle of molecules on surfaces is well known in non-biological systems. By labeling molecules with a second-harmonic-active dye probe, SHG detection is extended to any biological molecule. The method has been used in previous work to detect biomolecules at an interface and their ligand-induced conformational changes. Here I demonstrate that SHG can be used to study structural motion quantitatively using a probe placed at a specific site (Cys-77) in adenylate kinase, a protein. The protein is also labeled non-site-specifically via amines. Labeled protein is absorbed to a surface and a baseline SH signal is measured. Upon introducing ATP, AMP or a specific inhibitor, AP(5)A, the baseline signal changes depending on the ligand and the labeling site. In particular, a substantial change in SH intensity is produced upon binding ATP to the amine-labeled protein, consistent with the X-ray crystal structures. In contrast, SHG polarization measurements are used to quantitatively determine that no rotation occurs at site Cys-77, in agreement with the lack of motion observed at this site in the X-ray crystal structures. A method for building a global map of conformational change in real time and space is proposed using a set of probes placed at different sites in a biomolecule. For this purpose, SH-active unnatural amino acids are attractive complements to exogenous labels.     

New potential materials for infrared nonlinear optics. Preparation, characterisation and optical transparency of monometallic and bimetallic iodates

The non-centrosymmetric compounds Mg(IO₃)₂, Mn(IO₃)₂, Co(IO₃)₂ and Zn(IO₃)₂ are isostructural and crystallise in space-group type P2₁ with a pseudo-hexagonal lattice leading to the formation of a three-individual twin by pseudo-merohedry. Because of this structural analogy, solid solutions are possible between these metallic iodates. Bimetallic iodates Mn_1−xZn_x(IO₃)₂ form a solid solution over the entire domain of composition. Second harmonic generation test and absorption studies carried out on theses materials show high nonlinear activities, high damage thresholds and are transparent up to 12 μm in the IR.     

Transition metal iodates. I. Preparation and characterization of the 3d iodates

The transition metal iodates provide a group of compounds with centric and acentric structures and magnetic alignment at low temperature, optical absorption and emission, as well as piezoelectric, ferroelectric, and related properties, and possibilities of cross-interactions.Many inconsistent reports on these iodates and their hydrates exist, mainly due to lack of characterization. We report the occurrence of 13 compounds: Cr(IO₃₃; Mn(IO₃)₂; Fe(IO₃)₃; Co(IO₃)₂ and its 2 and 4 hydrates; Ni(IO₃)₂ in α and β forms, its dihydrate, and α and β tetrahydrates; Cu(IO₃)₂ and 3Cu(IO₃)₂ · 2H₂O (bellingerite). Some of these compounds are unstable in the presence of water but form metastably from solution. All but four of these compounds have now been prepared as single crystals and all have been characterized by differential thermal and thermogravimetric analyses, optical absorption from 35 to 33,000 cm^?1, and in terms of refractive indexes and related optic parameters. In Part II structural, magnetic, and some nonlinear optical properties are reported.     

Syntheses and characterization of new mid-infrared transparency compounds: centric Ba2BiGaS5 and acentric Ba2BiInS5

Two new mid-infrared transparency compounds, centric Ba(2)BiGaS(5) (1) and acentric Ba(2)BiInS(5) (2), were synthesized from a high-temperature solid-state reaction in evacuated closed silica tubes. Their crystal structures were determined by a single crystal X-ray diffraction method at 293 K. The results of crystal structure solution indicate that compound 1 crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group Pnma with trans- (1)(∞)[BiGaS(5)](4-) chain structure, while compound 2 crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric polar space group Cmc2(1) with cis- (1)(∞)[BiInS(5)](4-) chain structure. Two types of lone-pair electrons alignment fashions within (1)(∞)[BiMS(5)](4-) chains result in destructive (for 1) or constructive (for 2) dipole moments, as illustrated in the crystal structures and the partial electron density maps based on the first-principles electronic structure computations. Powder second-harmonic generation (SHG) experiments with a 2.05 μm pumping laser show that the SHG efficiency of the polar compound 2 is approximately 0.8 times that of KTiOPO(4) (KTP) reference. Furthermore, SHG signal intensity measurements using different size particles of powder samples indicate that compound 2 can also achieve type I phase-matching, which makes the compound promising for practical applications.     

Structural modulation of molybdenyl iodate architectures by alkali metal cations in AMoO3(IO3) (A = K, Rb, Cs): a facile route to new polar materials with large SHG responses

Three new molybdenyl iodates, KMoO3(IO3) (1), RbMoO3(IO3) (2), and CsMoO3(IO3) (3), have been prepared through the hydrothermal reactions of MoO3 with AIO4 (A = K, Rb, or Cs) at 180 C. These compounds are isolated as nearly colorless, air-stable crystals. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments reveal that 1 possesses a corrugated layered structure constructed from molybdenum oxide chains that are bridged by iodate anions. The puckering of the layers is caused by the alignment of bent molybdenyl (MoO2(2+)) groups along one side of the molybdenum oxide chains. The K+ cations separate these layers from one another and serve to balance charge. In contrast, compounds 2 and 3, which are isostructural, form three-dimensional structures with small cavities filled with Rb+ or Cs+ cations. The differences between the structures of 1 and those of 2 and 3 are due to rotation of the molybdenyl units as translation occurs down the molybdenum oxide chains in order to accommodate the increased size of the Rb+ and Cs+ cations. This rotation allows for the iodate anions to bridge the molybdenum oxide chains in an additional dimension, creating a three-dimensional network structure. Furthermore, while 1 crystallizes in a centrosymmetric space group, 2 and 3 crystallize in polar space groups. Second-harmonic generation measurements on 2 and 3 show large responses of 400x alpha-quartz. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements demonstrate that 2 and 3 are thermally stable to 494 and 486 C, respectively. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra of these compounds show a high degree of transparency from 1 to 3 eV and a band gap of 3.1 eV.     

Thermochemical study of gaseous salts of oxygen-containing acids: XXVI. Iodates of alkali metals

Vaporization of iodates of alkali metals was studied. Vapor above the iodates contains dimeric molecules alongside monomers. Standard enthalpies of formation of the gaseous molecules MIO₃ and M(IO₃)₂ were determined.