Synthesis, crystal structure, and spectrum properties of a new borate Ba4K2Zn5(B3O6)3(B9O19) with two isolated types of blocks: 3[3螖] and 3[2螖聽+聽1T]聽+聽3螖聽+聽3[2螖聽+聽1T]
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A new barium potassium zincoborate, Ba4K2Zn5(B3O6)3(B9O19), has been synthesized by high-temperature solution reaction at 750聽掳C. Its crystal structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n (No. 14) with cell parameters of a聽=聽7.1620(14)聽脜, b聽=聽38.772(8)聽脜, c聽=聽12.360(3)聽脜, 尾聽=聽90.26(3)掳, V聽=聽3432.2(12)聽脜3, and Z聽=聽4. It has a new structure type that features two-dimensional anionic layers composed of ZnO4 tetrahedra, [B3O6]3鈭?/sup> rings with notation of 3[3螖], and [B9O19]11鈭?/sup> groups with notation of 3[2螖聽+聽1T]聽+聽3螖聽+聽3[2螖聽+聽1T], where 螖 and T represent BO3 triangles and BO4 tetrahedra, respectively. The zinc borate anionic layers stack along b-axis, with the intralayer open channels and interlayer void spaces filled by Ba2+, K+, or Ba2+/K+ cations to compensate the negative charges of the layers. Infrared spectrum was measured, which confirms the presence of both BO3 and BO4 groups. The optical properties were investigated in terms of diffuse reflectance and fluorescence spectra, which reveal an optical band gap of 3.18聽eV as well as a broad emission band at around 515.8聽nm upon laser excitation at 325聽nm.