The invention relates to a
sodium magnesium zinc hydroxycarbonate
ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystal and a preparation method and application thereof, the
chemical formula of the
crystal is Na2Mg0. 34Zn0. 66C2O7H2, the
crystal belongs to a tetragonal
system, the
space group is P-4 (No.81), and the crystal belongs to a non-centered
space group; the
cell parameters are as follows: a = 7.4555 (2), b = 7.4555 (2), c = 5.7592 (3), alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees, Z = 2, and unit
cell volume V = 320.12 (2) 3. The
sodium-
magnesium-
zinc hydroxycarbonate
ultraviolet nonlinear optical crystal provided by the invention has a
broad band gap of 5.65 eV, a corresponding
ultraviolet cutoff edge of 219.64 nm, a
birefringence of about 0.055 at 248nm, and good
phase matching capability in an ultraviolet region; the theoretical frequency multiplication coefficient of the crystal is more than two times that of a KDP crystal, and the crystal is good in
mechanical property, stable in air and not prone to deliquescence. Meanwhile, the crystal is simple in preparation process, relatively low in cost and environment-friendly in
raw material, has good application potential in preparation of
laser harmonic generators, optical parametric amplifiers and optical
waveguide devices, and can realize output of deep ultraviolet
laser with the
wavelength less than 400nm.