Cs Bi O(Ge O ) (CBGO): A Larger SHG Effect Induced by Synergistic Polarizations of BiO Polyhedra and GeO Tetrahedra.

A cesium bismuth germanate, Cs Bi O(Ge O ) (CBGO), was synthesized by a traditional high-temperature solid-state reaction. Its structure features a 3D network composed of a 1D chains composed of Bi O dimers that are further bridged by Ge O dimers, forming tunnels of seven member rings (MRs) that are filled by the Cs cations. CBGO exhibits extraordinary larger second harmonic generation (SHG) response of about 13.7 times that of KDP (KH PO ) under 1064 nm laser radiation and 1.1 times that of KTP (KTiOPO ) under 2.05 μm laser radiation, which is the highest among all of the metal germanates reported so far. CBGO possesses a moderate birefringence (0.073 at 1064 nm) and is phase matchable. Furthermore, CBGO melts congruently and exhibits high thermal stability.