A novel ternary rare-earth sulfide, CsYb7S（11）, has been successfully synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction of an elemental mixture with modified Cs Cl flux. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data ...A novel ternary rare-earth sulfide, CsYb7S（11）, has been successfully synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction of an elemental mixture with modified Cs Cl flux. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data reveal its orthorhombic symmetry in space group Cmca（no. 64） with a = 15.271（3）, b = 13.414（2）, c = 18.869（3） A°, V = 3865.2（2） A°^3, Z = 8, Mr = 1696.85, Dc = 5.832 g/cm^3, μ = 36.538 mm^-1, F（000） = 5768, the final R = 0.0225 and w R = 0.0517 for 2258 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）, 2.67〈θ〈27.48o, w = 1/[σ^2（Fo^2） ＋（0.0443 P）2 ＋ 8.7453 P], where P =（Fo^2 ＋ 2Fc^2）/3, S = 1.036,（Δρ）max = 1.609 and（Δρ）min = –1.922. The remarkable structural feature is the dual tricapped Cs2@S18 cube closed cavities far apart within the three-dimensional [Yb7S（11）]-covalent bonding matrix. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the title compound exhibits temperature-dependent（50～300 K） para-magnetism and obey the Curie-Weiss law. Moreover, the optical gap of 2.03 Ev for CsYb7S11 was deduced from the UV/Vis reflectance spectroscopy and DFT study indicates an indirect band gap with an electronic transfer excitation of S-3p to Yb-5d orbital.展开更多
In order to explain the opposite phase matchability of two types of newly discovered chalcogenides, AX2MQ6 vs AX4M5Q12 belonging to the same R3 space group, the linear and nonlinear optical properties are calculated. ...In order to explain the opposite phase matchability of two types of newly discovered chalcogenides, AX2MQ6 vs AX4M5Q12 belonging to the same R3 space group, the linear and nonlinear optical properties are calculated. The calculated Electron Localization Function（ELF） show the acentricity of the bonds on the Q^2- ions with sp^3 hybridization is the main origin of the optical anisotropy. To quantify such an acentricity, a geometric parameter, the dihedral angle between the tetrahedral undersides and the xy-planes is defined. And the calculated birefringence depends on the above defined geometric parameter and the ion radius. This correlation reasonably explains the opposite phase matchability of two closely related chalcogenide families of AX2MQ6 and AX4M5Q12 and is shedding useful light on further exploration on phase matchable IR-NLO crystals.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21301175,21233009,21571020 and 91422303)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2015J01071)
文摘A novel ternary rare-earth sulfide, CsYb7S（11）, has been successfully synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction of an elemental mixture with modified Cs Cl flux. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data reveal its orthorhombic symmetry in space group Cmca（no. 64） with a = 15.271（3）, b = 13.414（2）, c = 18.869（3） A°, V = 3865.2（2） A°^3, Z = 8, Mr = 1696.85, Dc = 5.832 g/cm^3, μ = 36.538 mm^-1, F（000） = 5768, the final R = 0.0225 and w R = 0.0517 for 2258 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）, 2.67〈θ〈27.48o, w = 1/[σ^2（Fo^2） ＋（0.0443 P）2 ＋ 8.7453 P], where P =（Fo^2 ＋ 2Fc^2）/3, S = 1.036,（Δρ）max = 1.609 and（Δρ）min = –1.922. The remarkable structural feature is the dual tricapped Cs2@S18 cube closed cavities far apart within the three-dimensional [Yb7S（11）]-covalent bonding matrix. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the title compound exhibits temperature-dependent（50～300 K） para-magnetism and obey the Curie-Weiss law. Moreover, the optical gap of 2.03 Ev for CsYb7S11 was deduced from the UV/Vis reflectance spectroscopy and DFT study indicates an indirect band gap with an electronic transfer excitation of S-3p to Yb-5d orbital.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21233009,90922021,20773130,20733003,20803080,20973175)the“Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences”(KJCX2-YW-H20,CXJJ-11-M71)
文摘In order to explain the opposite phase matchability of two types of newly discovered chalcogenides, AX2MQ6 vs AX4M5Q12 belonging to the same R3 space group, the linear and nonlinear optical properties are calculated. The calculated Electron Localization Function（ELF） show the acentricity of the bonds on the Q^2- ions with sp^3 hybridization is the main origin of the optical anisotropy. To quantify such an acentricity, a geometric parameter, the dihedral angle between the tetrahedral undersides and the xy-planes is defined. And the calculated birefringence depends on the above defined geometric parameter and the ion radius. This correlation reasonably explains the opposite phase matchability of two closely related chalcogenide families of AX2MQ6 and AX4M5Q12 and is shedding useful light on further exploration on phase matchable IR-NLO crystals.
