The present invention provides a β-cesium
cadmium silicon sulfide compound, a β-Cs2CdSi4S10
infrared nonlinear optical crystal, as well as their preparation methods and applications. The β-cesium
cadmium silicon sulfide compound has a
chemical formula β-Cs2CdSi4S10 and a molecular weight of 755.04. The β-Cs2CdSi4S10
infrared nonlinear optical crystal belongs to the
tetragonal crystal system, its
space group is I-4, and its unit
cell parameters are: a=8.4233(7) Å, c=14.6136(12) Å, and the unit
cell volume is 1036.86(19) Å3. The present invention adopts a vacuum packaging method to prepare a β-Cs2CdSi4S10
infrared nonlinear optical crystal. By using the kurtz-
berry method, it was found that the frequency doubling effect of β-Cs2CdSi4S10 crystal is approximately 1.1-1.2 times that of AgGaS2(AGS). By using the UV-visible
diffuse reflection, it was found that the β-Cs2CdSi4S10 crystal has the crystal bandgap of 4.21 eV, the UV cutoff edge of 254 nm, and the infrared transparency range greater than 13 μm. The preparation method of the β-Cs2CdSi4S10 infrared
nonlinear optical crystal of the present invention is simple, with a short growth period, and avoids the leakage and
contamination of raw materials. The β-Cs2CdSi4S10 infrared
nonlinear optical crystal of the present invention can be used to fabricate conversion devices for high-power
laser output applications and has important applications in atmospheric
remote sensing and communication fields.