Low temperature molten salt synthesis of noncentrosymmetric (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>SbF<sub>3</sub>(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>and centrosymmetric (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>SbF<sub>4</sub>(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
Qin Wang, Jinxuan Ren, Dan Wang, Liling Cao, Xuehua Dong, Ling Huang, Daojiang Gao, Guohong Zou
Abstract
Two antimony nitrates were synthesized by the low temperature molten salt method. Both of them reveal large birefringence; especially, noncentrosymmetric (NH 4 ) 3 SbF 3 (NO 3 ) 3 exhibits a strong SHG coefficient of about 3.3 × KDP.
Topics & Concepts
AntimonyMolten saltMaterials scienceCrystallographyMineralogyInorganic chemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Physical chemistryChemistryChromatographyCrystal Structures and PropertiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyCrystal structures of chemical compounds