ZnIO3(OH): a new layered noncentrosymmetric polar iodate--hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure, and second-harmonic generating (SHG) properties

A new noncentrosymmetric polar iodate material, ZnIO(3)(OH), has been hydrothermally synthesized as crystals and pure powders by using ZnO (or Zn(CH(3)CO(2))(2)·2H(2)O), HIO(3), and water. Single crystal X-ray diffraction was used to determine the crystal structure of the reported material. ZnIO(3)(OH) exhibits a layered structure that is composed of ZnO(6) and IO(3) polyhedra. Powder nonlinear optical (NLO) properties measurements on ZnIO(3)(OH) using 1064 nm radiation indicate the material has a second-harmonic generating (SHG) efficiency of approximately 20 times that of α-SiO(2). Additional SHG measurements reveal that the material is not phase-matchable (type 1). Infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis for the reported compound are also presented. Crystal data: ZnIO(3)(OH), monoclinic, space group Cc (no. 9) with a = 4.67670(10) ?, b = 11.2392(4) ?, c = 6.3308(2) ?, β = 90.019(2)°, and Z = 4.