A Hybrid Antiperovskite with Strong Linear and Second‐Order Nonlinear Optical Responses

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Abstract
Antiperovskites have been studied since the 1980s because of their rich physical and chemical properties, but their linear and second‐order nonlinear optical responses remain largely unknown. Here we report a new polar crystal, Cs3Cl(HC3N3S3) (I), which features a quasi‐one‐dimensional antiperovskite structure composed of ClCs6 polyhedra and A‐site [HC3N3S3]2− rings. To our best knowledge, this kind of antiperovskite structure is reported for the first time. Remarkably, I exhibits a very strong nonlinear optical response up to 11.4 times that of the benchmark KH2PO4 and exceptionally large birefringence of 0.52. The first‐principles calculations and structural analyses reveal that [HC3N3S3]2− is the “material gene” while the antiperovskite structural feature making it in a favorable arrangement. This work provides a new structural platform for the rational design of integrated optoelectronic materials with linear and second‐order nonlinear optical responses.
Funding Information
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (22122507, 21833010)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (61975207, 21921001)
  • Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y202069)
  • Key Project of Frontier Science Research of Chinese Academy of Sciences (ZDBS-LY-SLH024)
  • Fujian Institute of Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (FJCXY18010201)
  • Key Technologies Research and Development Program (2019YFA0210400)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2022J02012)

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