文摘
Two gallium borates, NaBa<sub>4sub>(GaB<sub>4sub>O<sub>9sub>)<sub>2sub>X<sub>3sub> (X = Cl, Br), were synthesized by high temperature solution method. The title compounds crystallize in the same space group P4<sub>2sub>nm. Their structures feature a 3D [GaB<sub>4sub>O<sub>9sub>]<sub>∞sub> framework composed of GaO<sub>4sub> tetrahedra and B<sub>4sub>O<sub>9sub> groups. NaBa<sub>4sub>(GaB<sub>4sub>O<sub>9sub>)<sub>2sub>X<sub>3sub> (X = Cl, Br) compounds show the largest second harmonic generation responses among alkali metal and alkaline-earth metal gallium borates that are 1.5 and 1.1 times that of KH<sub>2sub>PO<sub>4sub> (KDP), respectively, and are type I phase-matchable. Combined electronic structure and SHG density calculations as well as local dipole moment analysis have revealed that B–O groups and GaO<sub>4sub> tetrahedron play major roles in SHG response.