Isovalent cation substitution drives structural transformation and infrared nonlinear optical activity in Eu-based chalcogenides
Ping Feng, Shenghua Zhou, Mao‐Yin Ran, Bingxuan Li, Xin-Tao Wu, Hua Lin, Qi‐Long Zhu
Abstract
A novel Eu-based chalcogenide, β-EuZnGeS 4 , has been designed using an isovalent cation substitution strategy, starting from the centrosymmetric Eu 2 GeS 4 , and it demonstrates well-balanced IR NLO performance.
Topics & Concepts
Substitution (logic)InfraredNonlinear opticalTransformation (genetics)Infrared spectroscopyNonlinear systemChemistryMaterials scienceOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsGeneBiochemistryProgramming languageCrystal Structures and PropertiesNonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography