1D Chiral Lead Halide Perovskites with Superior Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity

Chiral hybrid perovskites have shown great potential for applications in next-generation optoelectronic devices. The intrinsic asymmetric structures of these chiral hybrid perovskites make them particularly promising for second-order nonlinear optics (NLO). However, it remains still a challenge to obtain ideal perovskite NLO crystals featuring simultaneously large NLO coefficient, good optical transparency, high laser damage threshold, and stable physical and chemical properties, which are highly desirable for practical applications. Herein, a series is constructed of 1D chiral lead halide hybrid perovskites (R/S-2-MPD)PbX3 (2-MPD = 2-methylpiperidine; X = Cl, Br, I) featuring non-centrosymmetric architectures. Among them, the (R/S-2-MPD)PbBr3 perovskites demonstrate superior performances in second-order optical nonlinearity, including a large second-harmonic generation coefficient (approximate to 29.9 pm V-1), wide transparency region (lambda(UV) approximate to 310 nm), high laser damage threshold (approximate to 2.84 mJ cm(-2)), high polarization ratio (up to 96%), and robust physical and chemical stabilities. Such a balanced performance of the chiral lead halide perovskites promises their advanced application in next-generation photonics devices.

Automated summary

Chiral lead halide perovskites, particularly (R/S-2-MPD)PbBr3, show promising potential in second-order optical nonlinearity with large coefficient, wide transparency, high damage threshold, and stable properties, making them suitable for advanced photonics devices in the future.