A novel zinc-beryllium borate BaZnBe2(BO3)2F2 was grown by a high-temperature flux method for the first time. It crystallizes in P3[combining macron] with the cell parameters of a = b = 4.5998, c = 7.7037 and Z = 1, which is different from BaMBe2(BO3)2F2 (M = Mg, Ca). Interestingly, when Zn replaces Mg and Ca in BaMgBe2(BO3)2F2 and BaCaBe2(BO3)2F2, the structure retains the same anionic group but the symmetry is lowered. The title compound contains a flexible net structure [Be3B3O6F3]∞ in the a-b plane with Ba and Zn atoms located in the interlayers accordingly, which overcomes the structural instability problems of SrBe2B2O7 (SBBO). The structure evolution from SBBO to BaZnBe2(BO3)2F2 was discussed. This work is of great significance to the discovery of new materials and the modification of existing materials.
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Dalton Trans
February 2021
Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. and Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
A novel zinc-beryllium borate BaZnBe2(BO3)2F2 was grown by a high-temperature flux method for the first time. It crystallizes in P3[combining macron] with the cell parameters of a = b = 4.5998, c = 7.
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