The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orb...The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orbitals,electron localization function(ELF)and partial density of states(PDOS).Birefringence is evaluated by means of a Born effective charge approach based on modern polarization theory.The origin of the different responses of birefringence and second-harmonic generation(SHG)is explored,as well as the effect of spin-orbit coupling(SOC)on the band structure and optical properties is explored.The study of this paper can help to deeply understand the lone pairs and their contribution to optical property.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of the People's Republic of China“Mechanistic study of the influence of ns^(2) cation intrinsic properties and coordination environment on birefringence and frequency doubling effects”(12264047),“The study of the mechanism of the influence of lead-oxygen polyhedra and their coordination environments on the gain of the frequency doubling effect”(11864040)Tianshan Talent Project of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China“Design,synthesis and photofunctional study of novel rare earth phosphate materials”(2022TSYCJU0004)。
文摘The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orbitals,electron localization function(ELF)and partial density of states(PDOS).Birefringence is evaluated by means of a Born effective charge approach based on modern polarization theory.The origin of the different responses of birefringence and second-harmonic generation(SHG)is explored,as well as the effect of spin-orbit coupling(SOC)on the band structure and optical properties is explored.The study of this paper can help to deeply understand the lone pairs and their contribution to optical property.