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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 50, Issue 7, Pages 3037-3043Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ic1025697
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20731006, 20825104, 21001107, 20821061]
- FJIRSM [SZD07001-2]
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Two new barium borogermanates with two types of novel structures, namely, Ba-3[Ge2B7O16(OH)(2)](OH)(H2O) and Ba3Ge2B6O16, have been synthesized by hydrothermal or high-temperature solid-state reactions. They represent the first examples of alkaline-earth borogermanates. Ba-3[Ge2B7O16(OH)(2)](OH)(H2O) crystallized in a polar space group Cc. Its structure features a novel three-dimensional anionic framework composed of [B7O16(OH)(2)](13-) polyanions that are bridged by Ge atoms with one-dimensional (1D) 10-membered-ring (MR) tunnels along the b axis. The Ba-II cations, hydroxide ions, and water molecules are located at the above tunnels. Ba3Ge2B6O16 crystallizes in centrosymmetric space group P (1) over bar. Its structure exhibits a thick layer composed of circular B6O16 units connected by GeO4 tetrahedra via corner sharing, forming 1D 4- and 6-MR tunnels along the c axis. Ba1 ions reside in the tunnels of the 6-MRs, whereas Ba2 ions are located at the interlayer space. Both compounds feature new types of topological structures. Second-harmonic-generation (SHG) measurements indicate that Ba-3[Ge2B7O16(OH)(2)](OH)(H2O) displays a weak SHG response of about 0.3 times that of KH2PO4. Optical, thermal stability, and ferroelectric properties as well as theoretical calculations have also been performed.
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