An Optimized KBe2BO3F2‐Like Structure: The Unity of Deep‐Ultraviolet Transparency, Nonlinear Optical Property, and Ferroelectricity

Abstract

AbstractAt present, only KBe2BO3F2 (KBBF) can effectively realize a deep‐ultraviolet (DUV) coherent output, while the layered growth habit seriously hinders its application. Here, a new design strategy with an optimized KBBF‐like structure based on the quasi‐phase matching principle is proposed. Thus, the first KBBF‐like ferroelectric, Li2KRb(SO4)2, is designed. It exhibits a short DUV absorption cutoff edge of 163 nm, a large nonlinear optical (NLO) effect of 1.7 × KH2PO4 under a 1064 nm laser, and typical ferroelectricity. More importantly, it completely eliminates the layered structure by replacing K‐F bonds with strong ‐Li‐O‐S‐ ones as the interlayer force. Therefore, this work finds a new promising DUV NLO candidate, a unity of the DUV transparency, NLO response, and ferroelectricity, which is advantageous to explore new DUV NLO materials.