A tetrahedral coordination compound for second-order nonlinear optics: synthesis, crystal structure and SHG of Zn(2-NH(2)py)(2)Cl-2

Authors
Qin, JG Su, NB Dai, CY Yang, CL Liu, DY Day, MW Wu, BC Chen, CT
Citation
Jg. Qin et al., A tetrahedral coordination compound for second-order nonlinear optics: synthesis, crystal structure and SHG of Zn(2-NH(2)py)(2)Cl-2, POLYHEDRON, 18(26), 1999, pp. 3461-3464
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
Journal title
POLYHEDRON
ISSN journal
02775387 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
26
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3461 - 3464
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-5387(1999)18:26<3461:ATCCFS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A coordination compound with a tetrahedral molecular configuration, Zn(NH(2 )py)(2)Cl-2(2-NH(2)py=2-aminopyridine), was prepared. It is transparent in the visible region and shows second harmonic generation (SHG) effect 8.0 ti mes as strong as that of KDP. X-ray single crystal structure analysis revea ls that all Zn(NH(2)py)(2)Cl-2 molecules are aligned in a fully parallel di rection. The advantages and disadvantages of tetrahedral zinc coordination compounds as nonlinear optical (NLO) materials are discussed. The results m ay represent a novel strategy for designing a new class of transparent NLO materials. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.