Three Cases of Borates with Different Dimensional Frameworks Induced by Metal Cations

Three new metal borates containing d10 cations, namely, Li4PbZn3B12O24, Na2Cd2B8O15, and K2Sr4ZnB10O19(CO3)2, were synthesized using the flux method. K2Sr4ZnB10O19(CO3)2 is the first Zn-containing borate carbonate and has an unprecedented fundamental building block, [B10O22]. Furthermore, experimental and first-principles theoretical studies were performed.