화학공학소재연구정보센터
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.51, No.10, 5839-5843, 2012
Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Li(2)In(2)MQ(6) (M = Si, Ge; Q = S, Se): A New Series of IR Nonlinear Optical Materials
The four isostructural compounds Li(2)In(2)MQ(6) (M = Si, Ge; Q = S, Se) have been synthesized for the first time. They crystallize in the noncentrosymmetric monoclinic space group Cc with the three-dimensional framework composed of corner-sharing LiQ(4), InQ(4), and MQ(4) tetrahedra. The second-harmonic-generation signal intensities of the two sulfides and two selenides were close to those of AgGaS2 and AgGaSe2, respectively, when probed with a laser with 2090 nm as the fundamental wavelength. They possess large band gaps of 3.61(2) eV for Li2In2SiS6, 3.45(2) eV for Li2In2GeS6, 2.54(2) eV for Li2In2SiSe6, and 2.30(2) eV for Li2In2GeSe6, respectively. Moreover, these four compounds all melt congruently at relatively low temperatures, which makes it feasible to grow bulk crystals needed for practical application by the Bridgman-Stockbarger method.