Ba8SrPb24O24Cl18: the first alkali-earth metal lead(ii) oxyhalide with an intriguing multimember-ring layer

Zhuang Li; Shengzi Zhang; Wenhao Xing; Zheshuai Lin; Jiyong Yao; Yicheng Wu

doi:10.1039/c9dt02839k

Ba₈SrPb₂₄O₂₄Cl₁₈: the first alkali-earth metal lead(ii) oxyhalide with an intriguing multimember-ring layer

Dalton Trans. 2020 Mar 28;49(12):3667-3671. doi: 10.1039/c9dt02839k. Epub 2019 Sep 3.

Authors

Zhuang Li¹, Shengzi Zhang, Wenhao Xing, Zheshuai Lin, Jiyong Yao, Yicheng Wu

Affiliation

¹ Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Lab of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. jyao@mail.ipc.ac.cn.

PMID: 31478537
DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02839k

Abstract

The first alkali-earth metal lead(ii) oxyhalide Ba₈SrPb₂₄O₂₄Cl₁₈ characterized by fascinating multimember-ring layers has been discovered. Theoretical and experimental investigations illustrate that Ba₈SrPb₂₄O₂₄Cl₁₈ exhibits a moderate band gap of 3.09 eV, incongruent melting behavior and birefringence of 0.014@1064 nm. This discovery may offer new ideas for regulating the optical properties of oxyhalides and broadening their structural diversity.