Inorganic Nonlinear Optical Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, able to alter the frequency of light, have garnered significant attention due to their unique properties and potential applications in laser technology, telecommunications, and information processing. For a material to exhibit NLO activity, its crystal structure must be non-centrosymmetric—a challenging criterion met by fewer than 15% of all known inorganic structures. Additionally, NLO materials must meet several stringent requirements to be practically viable, including large NLO coefficients, strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) intensity, phase-matchability, a wide transparency window, a high laser-induced damage threshold, and excellent thermal and chemical stability. Consequently, only a handful of NLO materials are commercially viable, with applications primarily limited to the UV and visible range, while the deep-UV and IR ranges lag behind.
In this Special Issue, we aim to compile manuscripts that highlight the latest advances in inorganic NLO materials, including metal oxides, chalcogenides, halides, and pnictides. Contributions that explore new synthetic strategies, crystal growth, and structure and property analyses are particularly welcome. The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Design and synthesis of novel inorganic non-centrosymmetric structures;
- Structural characterization and optical property investigation;
- Growth of large single crystals;
- UV–Vis and IR NLO materials;
- Application of AI in the development of NLO materials.
We invite researchers to submit their original research articles, reviews, and short communications that contribute to a deeper understanding and further development of these fascinating materials.
Dr. Jie Ling
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nonlinear optical (NLO) materials
- structural characterization
- optical property
- single crystals
- crystal growth
- metal oxides
- chalcogenides
- halides
- pnictides
- machine learning
