title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Wei
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Ru-Ji
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-Zhong
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Guang-Qiu
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Shen