Abstract

A novel mid-infrared (MIR) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal Rb4ZnV5O15Cl (RZVC) has been designed and sythesized by the aliovalent substitution strategy based on the parent structure Rb2(VO)(V2O7). Modification of square pyramidal VO5 units through introduction of chlorine ion and zinc metal caion significantly enhanced the dipole moments in a unit cell from 1.653 D for Rb2(VO)(V2O7) to 6.559 D for RZVC. Consequently, polycrystalline RZVC exhibits strong SHG responses of 12.5 × KDP @1064 nm and 1.2 × AGS @2 μm. Furthermore, RZVC features a congruent melting property, an ultra-high LIDT value (62 × AGS @1064 nm), and a deep IR transparency cutoff edge (10 μm). Most importantly, RZVC can achieve full-wavelength phase matching in a very wide MIR transparency range of 1.69–10 μm, completely covering the important atmospheric window (3–5 μm) through NLO processes. Because of its many outstanding properties, RZVC can be a highly desirable candidate for practical MIR NLO applications.

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