Abstract
The mid/far-infrared (MFIR) nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are very important for the development of new laser sources through laser frequency conversion technologies. In this work, two new noncentrosymmetric chalcogenide compounds Ba10In6Zn7S10Se16 (S10Se16) and Ba10In6Zn7Se26 (Se26) were successfully synthesized for MFIR NLO materials. They are composed of T2 super tetrahedron and show excellent comprehensive NLO performance. Their NLO coefficients are approximately 0.7 and 0.8 times of AgGaS2 at 2.05 μm, and both have high laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) about 12.3 and 10.0 times of AgGaS2, respectively. Both compounds show consistent melting characteristics, which is beneficial for the growth of large-size crystals. The band gaps, NLO coefficients, and density of states (DOS) of the crystals are calculated by first principles simulations to study the origination of NLO response, which indicates that the NLO performance of Se26 is mainly derived from tetrahedrons and supertetrahedrons composed of In/Zn and Se.
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