(e.g., lower laser damage thresholds or two-photon absorption) that limit its applications. Therefore, it is important to develop new IR materials with large nonlinear susceptibility and high laser damage threshold, which impelled the recent exploration of many potential IR NLO chalcogenides, [ 5 ] halogenides, [6] and iodates. [7] However, these two parameters are usually correlated and contradictory: the wider the bandgap is, the higher the laser damage threshold, and the smaller the nonlinear susceptibility. This makes the discovery of effective NLO materials great diffi cult.We focus on the design and exploration of NLO materials, especially the propertyoriented design synthesis and the adjustment of property via crystal structure control. [ 8,9 ] Previously, we found ACd 4 In 5 Se 12 (A = Rb, Cs) with strong SHG in IR region (40 and 35 times that of benchmark AgGaS 2 with comparable transparency region 0.89-25 µm). [ 9 ] These sphalerite type compounds also show several signifi cances in that: 1) metals with different valence states, i.e., divalent M 2+ and trivalent M 3+ , can jointly share the center-site of each MSe 4 tetrahedron, [ 9 ] such as Cd 2+ /Ga 3+ , Cd 2+ /In 3+ , Mn 2+ /In 3+ ; that 2) the occupancy of the divalent metal can vary considerably, such as: Cd 2+ : 28%-58%, Mn 2+ , 31%-56%; and that 3) the cooperation of the divalent metal not only enhances the IR NLO property, but also introduces the coexistence of the other property, such as thermochromic property by Cd 2+ ; and magnetic property by Mn 2+ . We have concluded these as the "functionalization based on the substitutional fl exibility". [ 9,10 ] Our previous work also reveal that instead of transition metal tetrahedron, main group metal tetrahedron, as the primary building unit, can construct a supertetrahedral framework Ba 3 CsGa 5 Se 10 Cl 2 showing very strong SHG that is about 100 times that of the benchmark AgGaS 2 in the particle size of 30-46 µm. [ 11 ] The 3D covalent framework is built by supertetrahedral Ga 4 Se 10 clusters (T2, a group of four apex-shared GaSe 4 tetrahedra) and single GaSe 4 tetrahedron (T1, as node). Interestingly, such a supertetrahedral framework exhibits not only very strong IR SHG, but also photoluminescence. Yet, the poor crystallinity and the low laser damage threshold prevent its application as a useful NLO material. We are therefore eager to further improve the performance and functionalize such a supertetrahedral framework via introducing transition metal (M) ions. However, the simple "Ga-to-M substitution" will be