From Ce(IO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub> to CeF<sub>2</sub>(IO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>: fluorinated homovalent substitution simultaneously enhances SHG response and bandgap for mid-infrared nonlinear optics
Tianhui Wu, Xingxing Jiang, Chao Wu, Hongyuan Sha, Zujian Wang, Zheshuai Lin, Zhipeng Huang, Xifa Long, Mark G. Humphrey, Chi Zhang
Abstract
An efficient mid-IR NLO material, CeF<sub>2</sub>(IO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, was rationally designed using a fluorinated homovalent substitution strategy.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSubstitution (logic)Band gapOptoelectronicsCrystallographyChemistryComputer scienceProgramming languageCrystal Structures and PropertiesNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSolid State Laser Technologies