Chirality-induced second harmonic generation in supramolecular 4-nitro- d -phenylalanine hybrid crystals

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2026

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Authors: Ye Tan, Qing-Ju Gao, Wen-Shuang Mu, Xing-Guo Xiang, Gao-yu Zhao, Jing-Yu Guo, Zhihua Yang, Ling Chen
DOI: 10.1039/d6qi00217j
Cited by: 2
References: 26

Abstract

We report chiral 4-NO 2 - d -phenylalanine nitrate ( d -NPA) and its racemate rac -NPA. d -NPA shows excellent SHG (2.8 × KDP) and large birefringence (0.131); rac -NPA is SHG-inert, highlighting the key role of chirality in NLO performance.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Nonlinear Optical Materials Research Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
13
Issue
9
Pages
4077–4083
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN