title: The crystal structure of Li2B3PO8 with the 2D-linkage of BO3, BO4 and PO4 groups.
abstract: The crystal structure of Li2B3PO8 was determined by X-ray diffraction of a single crystal prepared by slow cooling from 943 K to 873 K. Li2B3PO8 crystallizes in a triclinic cell (space group P1[combining macron], Z = 8). The sheets of [B3PO8](2-) formed by the linkage of triangular BO3 and tetrahedral BO4 and PO4 groups stack along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. yamane@tagen.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamane