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A New Nonlinear Optical Selenide Crystal AgLiGa2Se4 with Good Comprehensive Performance in Mid-Infrared Region. / Yelisseyev, Alexander; Lobanov, Sergei; Molokeev, Maxim et al.
In: Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 9, No. 5, 2001856, 04.03.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - A New Nonlinear Optical Selenide Crystal AgLiGa2Se4 with Good Comprehensive Performance in Mid-Infrared Region
AU - Yelisseyev, Alexander
AU - Lobanov, Sergei
AU - Molokeev, Maxim
AU - Zhang, Shengzi
AU - Pugachev, Alexei
AU - Lin, Zheshuai
AU - Vedenyapin, Vitaly
AU - Kurus, Alexei
AU - Khamoyam, Avag
AU - Isaenko, Ludmila
N1 - Crystal growth and investigation of physical properties were supported by Russian Science Foundation, Russia (#19-12-00085). Spectroscopic data were obtained at the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Russia (performed on a state assignment). The work on first-principles calculations also supported by National Science Foundation in China (No.51872297) and Fujian Institute of Innovation (FJCXY18010201) in Chinese Academy of Sciences. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/3/4
Y1 - 2021/3/4
N2 - Mid-infrared (mid-IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals are indispensable for the mid-IR lasers generation with tunable wavelengths from 3 to 20 µm. AgGaSe2 is a commercial mid-IR NLO crystal with the highest figures of merit, but suffers low laser damage threshold (LDT). To achieve the balance of optical transmission, NLO effect, and LDT, it is proposed to molecularly modify the AgGaSe2 structure by introducing the [LiSe4] tetrahedra, and successfully grow large crystals of a new selenide AgLiGa2Se4. The replacement of half of the heavy Ag+ cations with light Li+ increases the band gap to 2.2 eV (vs. 1.7 eV in AgGaSe2). The LDT value in AgLiGa2Se4 increases five times compared to that in AgGaSe2, while keeping a relatively large NLO susceptibility of 26 pm V−1. Moreover, the thermal expansion coefficients in AgLiGa2Se4 are approximately two times lower in absolute value compared with AgGaSe2, which is beneficial to the large crystal growth. All these advantages would make AgLiGa2Se4 a new promising NLO crystal for mid-IR laser applications.
AB - Mid-infrared (mid-IR) nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals are indispensable for the mid-IR lasers generation with tunable wavelengths from 3 to 20 µm. AgGaSe2 is a commercial mid-IR NLO crystal with the highest figures of merit, but suffers low laser damage threshold (LDT). To achieve the balance of optical transmission, NLO effect, and LDT, it is proposed to molecularly modify the AgGaSe2 structure by introducing the [LiSe4] tetrahedra, and successfully grow large crystals of a new selenide AgLiGa2Se4. The replacement of half of the heavy Ag+ cations with light Li+ increases the band gap to 2.2 eV (vs. 1.7 eV in AgGaSe2). The LDT value in AgLiGa2Se4 increases five times compared to that in AgGaSe2, while keeping a relatively large NLO susceptibility of 26 pm V−1. Moreover, the thermal expansion coefficients in AgLiGa2Se4 are approximately two times lower in absolute value compared with AgGaSe2, which is beneficial to the large crystal growth. All these advantages would make AgLiGa2Se4 a new promising NLO crystal for mid-IR laser applications.
KW - crystal growth
KW - first principles calculations
KW - inorganic functional materials
KW - laser damage threshold
KW - second harmonic generation
KW - TE
KW - SE
KW - TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENCE
KW - MID-IR
KW - GROWTH
KW - GAP
KW - 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097607023&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adom.202001856
DO - 10.1002/adom.202001856
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097607023
VL - 9
JO - Advanced Optical Materials
JF - Advanced Optical Materials
SN - 2195-1071
IS - 5
M1 - 2001856
ER -
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