LaZnB(5)O(10), the first lanthanum zinc borate.

ABSTRACT: Lanthanum zinc penta-borate, LaZnB(5)O(10), was synthesized by flux-supported solid-state reaction. It is a member of the LnMB(5)O(10) (Ln = rare earth ion and M = divalent metal ion) structure type. The crystal shows a three-dimensional structure constructed from two-dimensional {[B(5)O(10)](5-)}(n) layers with the lanthanum (coordination number nine) and zinc (coordination number six) ions filling in the inter-layers.

SUBMITTER: Jiao ZW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2980020 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature