Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 30, 2026

Phase-Dependent Control of Trap Depth and Persistent Luminescence in Strontium Aluminate Phosphors
Published on: December 5, 2025
Ba2B10O17: a new centrosymmetric alkaline-earth metal borate with a deep-UV cut-off edge
1Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments of CAS, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry of CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China. yangyun@ms.xjb.ac.cn slpan@ms.xjb.ac.cn.
Abstract:
A new centrosymmetric alkaline-earth metal borate, Ba2B10O17, has been successfully synthesized through high-temperature solid-state reactions. The single-crystal X-ray structural analysis shows that Ba2B10O17 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1[combining macron]. The parameters of the triclinic unit cell are a = 6.7128(3) Å, b = 9.8698(4) Å, c = 9.9998(4) Å, α = 76.860(3)°, β = 83.200(3)°, γ = 73.332(3)°, and Z = 2. The title compound features a [B10O17]∞ three-dimensional anionic framework with infinite channels in which the Ba(2+) cations are located. Ba2B10O17 possesses a large experimental band gap of 6.29 eV and a short cut-off edge lower than 180 nm proved by the transmission spectrum on a single crystal sample 0.5 mm in thickness. The calculated band structures and the density of states of Ba2B10O17 suggest that its indirect energy gap is 5.97 eV which agrees with the experimental result. The thermal behavior and the IR spectrum of Ba2B10O17 are also reported in this work.
More Related Videos
13:09Assessment of Boron Doped Diamond Electrode Quality and Application to In Situ Modification of Local pH by Water Electrolysis
Published on: January 6, 2016
08:12Low Pressure Vapor-assisted Solution Process for Tunable Band Gap Pinhole-free Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Films
Published on: September 8, 2017
Related Concept Videos
Hydroboration-Oxidation of Alkenes
Alkali Metals
Table 1: Properties of the alkali metals
Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals I
Imperfections in Crystal Structure: Non-Stoichiometric Defects
Exceptions to the Octet Rule