Synthesis, crystal structure, and nonlinear optical properties of Bi{sub 2}Cu{sub 5}B{sub 4}O{sub 14}

• Published in: Journal of solid state chemistry Vol. 181; no. 8
• Main Authors: Pan Shilie, Smit, Jared P., Marvel, Michael R., Stampler, Evan S., Haag, Jacob M., Baek, Jaewook, Halasyamani, P. Shiv, Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.08.2008
• Subjects: BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BORATES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; HARMONIC GENERATION; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POTASSIUM PHOSPHATES; SPACE GROUPS; SYNTHESIS; TRICLINIC LATTICES
• ISSN: 0022-4596; 1095-726X

Bi{sub 2}Cu{sub 5}B{sub 4}O{sub 14} crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric triclinic space group P1 (No. 1) with cell parameters a=10.1381(11) A, b=9.3917(11) A, c=3.4566(4) A, {alpha}=105.570(2){sup o}, {beta}=92.275(2){sup o}, {gamma}=107.783(2){sup o}, Z=1 and R{sub 1}=0.0401 and wR{sub 2}=0.0980. It is a layered structure that is built up from sheets of rectangular CuO{sub 4} and trigonal BO{sub 3} groups. The sheets are connected by infinite chains of edge shared BiO{sub 6} polyhedra that intersect the bc plane at an angle slightly greater than 90{sup o}. The second-harmonic generation efficiency of Bi{sub 2}Cu{sub 5}B{sub 4}O{sub 14}, using 1064 nm radiation, is about one half times that of KH{sub 2}PO{sub 4}. - Graphical abstract: The figure shows a layered structure that is built up from sheets of distorted rectangular CuO{sub 4} and trigonal BO{sub 3} groups. The sheets are connected by infinite chains of edge shared BiO{sub 6} polyhedra that intersect the bc plane. These distortions lead to the second-harmonic generation efficiency of Bi{sub 2}Cu{sub 5}B{sub 4}O{sub 14} about one half times that of KH{sub 2}PO{sub 4} Display Omitted.