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Investigation of Bimetallic Thiocyanates belonging to ABTC Structure Type: ZnCd(SCN) 4 and AHg(SCN) 4 (A = Zn, Cd, Mn ) as Nonlinear Optical Crystal Materials
Author(s) -
Wang X.Q.,
Xu D.,
Lü M.K.,
Yuan D.R.,
Zhang G.H.,
Meng F.Q.,
Guo S.Y.,
Zhou M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4079(200101)36:1<73::aid-crat73>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - second harmonic generation , tetragonal crystal system , bimetallic strip , thiocyanate , infrared spectroscopy , spectroscopy , chemistry , crystallography , crystal (programming language) , crystal structure , infrared , single crystal , materials science , inorganic chemistry , optics , metal , laser , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , computer science
Abstract Bimetallic thiocyanate complexes crystal materials belonging to ABTC structure type: ZnCd(SCN) 4 and AHg(SCN) 4 (A = Zn, Cd, Mn ) which are potentially useful in second harmonic generation (SHG) have been prepared. Their structural, optical and physicochemical properties are characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, vis/UV/NIR spectroscopy, SHG measurements and thermal analysis. The states of crystal growth solutions are discussed in this article. The crystals belong to tetragonal system with the space group I‐4 and exhibit SHG efficiencies over one order of magnitude higher than that of Urea. Their transparency cutoffs lie in the UV region, and they possess good physicochemical stabilities.