Temperature-triggered phase transition in pyridazine hexafluorophosphate

The pyndazine hexafluorophosphate[C₄H₅N₂]⁺[PF₆]^-（1） undergoes a reversible phase transition around140 K,which was confirmed by the DSC measurement.Variable-temperature crystal structures determined at 293 K and 93 K show that the compound crystallizes in the same space group P2₁/c,indicating that 1 undergoes an iso-structural phase transition.As the temperature decreases,dielectric measurement of the title compound shows no significant change around the phase transition temperature.Classic hydrogen bonds are found between molecules at 293 K and 93 l< with similar packing arrangement.The most distinct difference between the low temperature and room temperature structures is the order-disorder transition of the hexafluorophosphate anion,which is probably the driving force of the phase transition.     

X-site doping in ABX3 triggers phase transition and higher Tc of the dielectric switch in perovskite

Material stability is always the key factor for applied materials especially the working environment that requires higher temperature sensitivity or temperature fluctuation range. In which, the stimulus-response perovskite materials are just sensitive to stability to ensure the accuracy and stability of the signals, in the applied devices of batteries and memory storage devices and so on. However, it is still a tremendous challenge to improve the stability of perovskite materials, and maintain reliability in the devices. Here, a novel ABX₂X'₁ (X-site doping in an ABX₃) compound [CEMP]-[CdBr₂(SCN)] (1, CEMP = 1-(2-chloro-ethyl)-1-methyl-piperidine) with remarkable high-temperature reversible dielectric switching behavior was proposed. The strategy of [SCN]⁻doping in perovskite for improving the stability was successfully achieved. Meanwhile, the steric hindrance is increased while the energy barrier is also increased by replacing hydrogen with flexible groups, which leads to a high-temperature reversible phase transition. The new finding provides a new direction to enrich new applications and design ideas of perovskite materials. Especially the X-site strategy of doping or substitution in the ABX₃, it will promote ingenious and perfect experimental results in material synthesis and performance improvement by chemistry disciplines.     

Dielectric properties near the isotropic-smectic-C* phase transition

The dielectric properties in the vicinity of the isotropic-smectic-C* phase transition in ferroelectric liquid crystals are discussed. The temperature and frequency dependence of the complex dielectric permittivity in both the phases of the transition are calculated. The theoretical phase diagram of the dielectric permittivity is studied.     

High-temperature dielectric switch and second harmonic generation integrated in a stimulus responsive material

Stimulus re s ponsive materials can provide a variety of desirable properties in one equipment unit,such as optoelectronic devices,data communications,actuators,memories,sensors and capacitors.However,it remains a large challenge to design such stimulus responsive materials,especially functional materials having both dielectric switch and second harmonic generation(SHG).Here,a new stimuli-responsive switchable material [(CH₃)₃N(CH₂)₂Cl]₂]Mn(SCN)₄(H₂O)₂] was discovered as a potential secondharmonic generation(SHG) dielectric switch.It is worth noting that it has SHG characteristics before and after undergoing reversible high-temperature phase transitions.In this work,we successfully refined the tetramethylammonium cation to obtain a quasi-spherical cation,which is tetramethylchloroethylamine(TMCEM) cation.By substituting H with a halogen,the increased steric hindrance of the molecular makes energy barrier increased,resulting in the reversible high-temperature phase transition.At the same time,the interactions of quasi-spherical cations and [Mn(SCN)₄(H₂O)₂]^2- anions affect a noncentrosymmetric structure to induce the SHG effect.These findings provide a new approach to design novel functional switch materials.     

Theoretical investigation on second-order nonlinear optical properties of (dicyanomethylene)-pyran derivatives

On the basis of the ZINDO program, we have designed a program to calculate the second-order nonlinear polarizabilities β_ijk, β₀ and β_μ according to the sum-over-states (SOS) expression. A series of new 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(p-dithylamino-styryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) derivatives were designed and their electron spectra and nonlinear optical properties were studied. It is proposed that these compounds possess two important excited states close to each other in energy, both contributing to hyperpolarizability in an additive fashion; 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2,6-bis-(p-donor-styryl)-4H-pyran derivatives are more nonlinear than 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2,6-bis-(p-donor-phenyl)-azo-4H-pyran derivatives. The high nonlinearities, good thermal stability and high transparency make them attractive candidates for second-order nonlinear applications such as electro-optic modulators and frequency doublers.     

Relationship between transport properties and phase transformations in mixed-conducting oxides

To elucidate the relationship between transport properties and phase transformations in mixed-conducting oxides, Sr_0.9Ca_0.1Co_0.89Fe_0.11O_3−δ (SCCFO) and SrCoO_3−δ (SCO) were chosen as the model materials and have been investigated in detail. Oxygen permeation measurements verified that both oxides are well permeable to oxygen at elevated temperatures, e.g., at 900 °C during a cooling procedure, oxygen permeation rates as large as 1.5 and 2.0 mL/min/cm² could be obtained with disk-shaped SCCFO and SCO membranes of thickness 1.5 mm, respectively. But when cooled to critical temperatures, the oxygen permeability of these kinds of oxides diminished sharply, which could be recovered by increasing the temperature again to certain values. Abrupt changes on electrical conductivity were also observed for both oxides around the same region of temperature as that of oxygen permeability. As indicated by high-temperature X-ray diffraction and thermal analysis, the SCCFO and SCO systems undergo phase transformation between a low-temperature orthorhombic brownmillerite structure (B) or a hexagonal 2H-type structure (H) and a high-temperature cubic perovskite structure (C), respectively. The present results suggest the observed abrupt changes in transport properties versus temperature are attributed to such phase transformation, which may be directly associated with the order-disorder transition of oxygen vacancies. Moreover, compared to the B/C transformation that mainly involves an order-disorder transition on the oxygen sublattice, the H/C one necessarily also involves the cooperative long-range reorganization on the cation sublattice. Therefore it occurs at a higher temperature and absorbs more heat quantity than those of B/C transformation.     

Two novel phase transition materials based on 1-isopropyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-ium

Two novel phase transition materials,[C₉H₂₀N₂] [Na(BF₄)₃] (1) and[C₉H₂₀N₂] [(PF₆)₂] (2), were synthesized based on 1-isopropyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-ium with sodium tetrafluoroborate and hexafluorophosphoric acid, respectively. Differential scanning calorimetry measurements detected that 1 and 2 underwent reversible phase transitions, which were confirmed by dielectric measurements. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data suggested that compound 1 changed from a high temperature phase with a space group of P6₃ to a low temperature one with a space group of P2₁/c, and that compound 2 transformed from the space group of Pbca at room temperature to P2₁/c at low temperature. Formation of hydrogen bonds and distortion of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane rings may drive the transitions.     

Physical properties of the nonlinear optical material Li2B4O7 studied by static NMR and MAS NMR

The mechanisms behind the nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of Li₂B₄O₇ are characterized by ⁷Li static nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR. Furthermore, the structural nature of 3-coordinate BO₃ and 4-coordinate BO₄ groups is also characterized by the same method. For ⁷Li and ¹¹B, the spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ in laboratory frame gradually decreases with increasing temperature, whereas the spin-lattice relaxation time T_1ρ in rotating frame, which differs from T₁, is nearly constant. In addition, the activation energies of ⁷Li and ¹¹B, which are obtained via the values of T₁ and T_1ρ, are also compared.     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of new symmetrically substituted stilbenes

Three new chromophores and trans-4-(N-(ethyl 4″-nitrobenzoate)-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(dimethyl amino) stilbene (DMANHAS) have been synthesized and whose chemical structures have been characterized by ¹H NMR, IR, and elemental analyses. Linear absorption, single-photon-induced fluorescence and two-photon-induced fluorescence are experimentally studied. Trans-4-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(dimethyl amino)stilbene (DMAHAS) and trans-4-(N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(diethyl amino)stilbene (DEAHAS) have effective two-photon absorption cross-sections of σ₂=0.91×10⁻⁴⁶ cm⁴ s/photon and σ₂=1.19×10⁻⁴⁶ cm⁴ s/photon at 532 nm by using an open aperture Z-scan technique, respectively. When pumped with 800 nm laser irradiation, DMAHAS and DEAHAS indicate strong two-photon-induced blue fluorescence of 436 and 440 nm, respectively, while trans-4-(N-(ethyl 4″-nitrobenzoate)-N-ethyl amino)-4′-(diethyl amino) stilbene (DEANHAS) and DMANHAS exhibit no fluorescence.     

Elucidating linear and nonlinear optical properties of defect chalcopyrite compounds ZnX2Te4 (X=Al,Ga, In) from electronic transitions

We presented a theoretical study of electronic band structure of three compounds ZnAl₂Te₄, ZnGa₂Te₄ and ZnIn₂Te₄ using pseudo potential method within density functional theory. Calculated band structures show that all band gaps are direct with at Γ with values of 1.639eV for ZnAl₂Te₄, 1.026eV for ZnGa₂Te₄and 0.836eV ZnIn₂Te₄. The linear properties based on dielectric function and non-linear optical properties based on second harmonic generation (SHG) were computed. The origin of four critical points (peaks) determined from the second derivative of the imaginary part of the dielectric function is elucidated. The use of individual k-points and individual combination of valence and conduction bands dependent matrix of the dielectric function and the nonlinear optical susceptibility allowed to a precise determination of inter band optical transitions. Indeed, inter-band analysis shows the high intensity of non-linear effect compared to linear effect. Moreover, non-linear inter-band optical transitions involve lower valence bands and higher conduction bands.     

TDDFT studies of electronic structure and first hyperpolarizability of terta-nuclear cubane-like transition metal clusters

The TDDFT method is first applied in a series of tetra-nuclear transition metal clusters studies for nonlinear optical properties. The results indicate that the charge transfer inside the metal core [MCu3X4] (M=W, Mo; X=S, O, Cl, Se, Br) makes contribution to the optical nonlinearity. It is possible to enhance the hyperpolarizability by substituting the ligands of the clusters.     

Synthesis, growth, spectral, thermal, mechanical and optical properties of 4-chloro-4′dimethylamino-benzylidene aniline crystal: A third order nonlinear optical material

An organic nonlinear optical material, 4-chloro-4′dimethylamino-benzylidene aniline (CDMABA), was synthesized by the condensation of the p-chloroaniline and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde. Solubility of CDMABA was determined in acetone at different temperatures. Single crystals were grown by the solvent evaporation method from acetone solution at room temperature. Grown crystal was subjected to FTIR, FT-Raman and ¹H NMR spectral analyses to confirm the synthesized compound. The range and percentage of optical transmission was ascertained by recording UV–vis–NIR spectrum. Thermal properties were investigated by Thermo Gravimetric, Differential Thermal and Differential Scanning Calorimetric analyses. High Resolution X-ray Diffractometry (HRXRD) was employed to evaluate the perfection of the grown crystal. The third order nonlinear optical parameters (nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient) were derived by the Z-scan technique.     

Synthesis, crystal structure, and nonlinear optical properties of Bi2Cu5B4O14

Bi₂Cu₅B₄O₁₄ crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric triclinic space group P1 (No. 1) with cell parameters a=10.1381(11) Å, b=9.3917(11) Å, c=3.4566(4) Å, α=105.570(2)°, β=92.275(2)°, γ=107.783(2)°, Z=1 and R₁=0.0401 and wR₂=0.0980. It is a layered structure that is built up from sheets of rectangular CuO₄ and trigonal BO₃ groups. The sheets are connected by infinite chains of edge shared BiO₆ polyhedra that intersect the bc plane at an angle slightly greater than 90°. The second-harmonic generation efficiency of Bi₂Cu₅B₄O₁₄, using 1064 nm radiation, is about one half times that of KH₂PO₄.     

Relationship between structure and nonlinear optical properties of new bisazo chromophores. Theoretical and experimental study

Two new bisazo chromophores—derivatives of bis-2,2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A), heterocyclic amines (2-aminobenzothiazole, and 2-amino-6-nitrobenzothiazole) and aniline—were synthesized. Nonlinear optical properties of these chromophores were studied by solvatochromic method (obtained compounds have β_CT value ∼10⁻²⁹ esu). Dependence among the structure of molecules, their dipole moments, and first hyperpolarizabilities was considered on the basis of semi-empirical calculations. A correlation between the measured and calculated β values was studied. The NLO chromophores were used as special monomers to synthesize copolyarylates. The basic characterization of obtained polymers was carried out.     

Synthesis, nonlinear optical properties and the possible mechanism of photopolymerization of two new two-photon absorption chromophores

Efficient Witting and Pd-catalyzed Heck coupling methodologies are employed to synthesize two new two-photon free-radical photopolymerization initiators 9-ethyl-3-{2-[4-(2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)-phenyl]-vinyl}-9H-carbazole (abbreviated to EPVPC) and 9-octadecyl-3-{2-[4-(2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)-phenyl]-vinyl}-9H-carbazole (abbreviated to OPVPC). The experimental results confirm that the two compounds are good two-photon absorbing chromophores and operative two-photon photopolymerization initiators. The calculated two-photon absorption cross-sections of EPVPC and OPVPC are 56.6 and 62.0×10⁻⁵⁰ cm⁴ s photon⁻¹, respectively. A microstructure by using EPVPC as initiator has been fabricated under irradiation of 200 fs, 76 MHz Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser at 780 nm. The possible mechanism of photopolymerization is discussed.     

Crystal growth, thermal and optical studies on a semiorganic nonlinear optical material for blue-green laser generation

The semiorganic nonlinear optical material l-histidine bromide (l-HB) has been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by FT-IR, FT-Raman and FT-NMR spectroscopic techniques. The single crystals with dimensions 9mm x 4mm x 3mm were grown by slow evaporation techniques. The grown crystals were subjected to single crystal X-ray diffraction to determine the unit cell dimensions. The thermal stability of the grown crystal was analyzed by thermogravimetric (TG), differential thermal (DT) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analyses. The UV-vis transmittance spectrum shows that it has a good optical transmittance in the entire visible region with the lower cutoff wavelength at 220 nm. The SHG conversion efficiency and laser damage threshold were measured using a Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). The optical birefringence was measured in the visible region as a function of temperature in the range 30-150 degrees C by interference technique.     

1,2方酸衍生物非线性光学性质的从头算研究

用CPHF方法在abinitio/4-31G+pd水平上计算了四个1,2方酸衍生物分子的线性极化率,一阶和二阶超极化率.从电荷分布,跃迁偶极矩,前沿轨道性质等方面讨论了其结构与性能的关系.研究表明,四元环作为吸电基团(A),取代基作为供电基团(D),组成了D-A-D结构,取代基的性质对分子的非性光学系数有显著影响.