Abstract
Metal chalcogenides play a critical role in the infrared (IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) field. However, Eu-based chalcogenide-type IR NLO materials are still scarce up to now. In this paper, two new quaternary Eu-based chalcogenides, EuHgGeSe4 and EuHgSnS4, containing the "NLO active groups" [HgQ4]6- (Q = S, Se) and [GeSe4]4-/[SnS4]4- were synthesized through traditional high-temperature solid-state reactions. They possess noncentrosymmetric structures, crystallizing in the Ama2 space group, and exhibit strong phase-matchable second-harmonic-generation (SHG) responses (3.1× and 1.77× that of AgGaS2 for EuHgGeSe4 and EuHgSnS4, respectively). Meanwhile, the optical band gaps of EuHgGeSe4 (1.97 eV) and EuHgSnS4 (2.14 eV) were determined from UV-vis-NIR diffuse reflectance spectra. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses reveal the congruent-melting behavior of EuHgGeSe4. Furthermore, structural analysis and theoretical calculations verify the critical driving effects of [HgQ4]6- tetrahedra on the strong SHG activity. The overall results demonstrate that EuHgGeSe4 and EuHgSnS4 are potential IR NLO materials.
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