Ji Shiyang, Zeng Min, Zhan Xiuqin, Liu Haidi, Zhou Yifan, Wang Kang, Yan Yongli, Yao Jiannian, Zhao Yong Sheng
Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
J Am Chem Soc. 2024 Aug 14;146(32):22583-22589. doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c06903. Epub 2024 Aug 5.
Circularly polarized (CP) lasers hold tremendous potential for advancing spin information communication and display technologies. Organic materials are emerging candidates for high-performance CP lasers because of their abundant chiral structures and excellent gain characteristics. However, their dissymmetry factor () in CP emission is typically low due to the weak chiral light matter interactions. Here, we presented an effective approach to significantly amplifying by leveraging the intrinsic 2D-chiroptical response of an anisotropic organic supramolecular crystal. The organic complex microcrystal was designed to exhibit large 2D-chiroptical activities through strong coupling interactions between their remarkable linear birefringence (LB) and high degree of fluorescence linear polarization. Such 2D-chiroptical response can be further enhanced by the stimulated emission resulted from an increased degree of linear polarization, yielding a nearly pure CP laser with an exceptionally high of up to 1.78. Moreover, exploiting the extreme susceptibility of LB to temperature, we demonstrate a prototype of temperature-controlled chiroptical switches. These findings offer valuable insights for harnessing organic crystals to facilitate the development of high-performance CP lasers and other chiroptical devices.
圆偏振(CP)激光器在推进自旋信息通信和显示技术方面具有巨大潜力。有机材料因其丰富的手性结构和优异的增益特性,正成为高性能CP激光器的候选材料。然而,由于手性光与物质的相互作用较弱,它们在CP发射中的不对称因子( )通常较低。在此,我们提出了一种有效的方法,通过利用各向异性有机超分子晶体的固有二维手性光学响应来显著放大 。该有机复合微晶通过其显著的线性双折射(LB)和高程度的荧光线性偏振之间的强耦合相互作用,表现出大的二维手性光学活性。这种二维手性光学响应可以通过线性偏振度增加导致的受激发射进一步增强,从而产生具有高达1.78的异常高 的近乎纯的CP激光器。此外,利用LB对温度的极端敏感性,我们展示了一个温控手性光学开关的原型。这些发现为利用有机晶体促进高性能CP激光器和其他手性光学器件的发展提供了有价值的见解。