The photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4) for CO_(2) conversion is still inadequate by several shortfalls including the instability,insu cient solar light absorption and rapid charge carrier's recombination r...The photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4) for CO_(2) conversion is still inadequate by several shortfalls including the instability,insu cient solar light absorption and rapid charge carrier's recombination rate. To solve these problems,herein,noble metals(Pt and Au)decorated Sr-incorporated g-C_(3)N_(4) photocatalysts are fabricated via the simple calcination and photo-deposition methods. The Sr-incorporation remarkably reduced the g-C_(3)N_(4) band gap from 2.7 to 2.54 eV,as evidenced by the UV–visible absorption spectra and the density functional theory results. The CO_(2) conversion performance of the catalysts was evaluated under visible light irradiation. The Pt/0.15 Sr-CN sample produced 48.55 and 74.54 μmol h-1 g-1 of CH_(4) and CO,respectively.These amounts are far greater than that produced by the Au/0.15 Sr-CN,0.15 Sr-CN,and CN samples. A high quantum e ciency of 2.92% is predicted for the Pt/0.15 Sr-CN sample. Further,the stability of the photocatalyst is confirmed via the photocatalytic recyclable test. The improved CO_(2) conversion performance of the catalyst is accredited to the promoted light absorption and remarkably enhanced charge separation via the Sr-incorporated mid gap states and the localized surface plasmon resonance e ect induced by noble metal nanoparticles.This work will provide a new approach for promoting the catalytic e ciency of g-C_(3)N_(4) for e cient solar fuel production.展开更多
Clean energy and a sustainable environment are grand challenges that the world is facing which can be addressed by converting solar energy into transportable and storable fuels(chemical fuel).The main scientific and t...Clean energy and a sustainable environment are grand challenges that the world is facing which can be addressed by converting solar energy into transportable and storable fuels(chemical fuel).The main scientific and technological challenges for efficient solar energy conversion,energy storage,and environmental applications are the stability,durability,and performance of low-cost functional materials.Among different nanomaterials,perovskite type LaFeO_(3)has been extensively investigated as a photocatalyst due to its abundance,high stability,compositional and structural fexibility,high electrocatalytic activity,efficient sunlight absorption,and tunable band gap and band edges.Hence,it is urgent to write a comprehensive review to highlight the trend,challenges,and prospects of LaFeO_(3)in the field of photocatalytic solar energy conversion and environment purification.This critical review summarizes the history and basic principles of photocatalysis.Further,it reviews in detail the LaFeO_(3),applications,shortcomings,and activity enhancement strategies including the design of nanostructures,elemental doping,and heterojunctions construction such as Type-I,Type-II,Z-Type,and uncommon heterojunctions.Besides,the optical and electronic properties,charge carriers separation,electron transport phenomenon and alignment of the band gaps in LaFeO_(3)-based heterostructures are comprehensively discussed.展开更多
Silica whispering gallery mode（WGM） microcavities were fabricated by the buffered oxide etcher and potassium hydroxide wet etching technique without any subsequent chemical or laser treatments. The silicon pedestal ...Silica whispering gallery mode（WGM） microcavities were fabricated by the buffered oxide etcher and potassium hydroxide wet etching technique without any subsequent chemical or laser treatments. The silicon pedestal underneath was an octagonal pyramid, thus providing a pointed connection area with the top silica microdisk while weakly influencing the resonance modes. The sidewalls of our microdisks were wedge shaped, which was believed to be an advantage for the mode confinement. Efficient coupling from and to the 60 μm diameter microdisk structure was achieved using tapered optical fibres, exhibiting a quality factor of 1.5×10^4 near a wavelength of 1550 nm. Many resonance modes were observed, and double transverse electric modes were identified by theoretical calculations. The quality factor of the microdisks was also analysed to deduce the cavity roughness. The wet etching technique provides a more convenient avenue to fabricate WGM microdisks than conventional fabrication methods.展开更多
A new member of mixed-metal Ba2Bi2M-Ⅱ（PO4）4 monophosphate, namely Ba2Bi2Co（PO4）4, was synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction for the first t...A new member of mixed-metal Ba2Bi2M-Ⅱ（PO4）4 monophosphate, namely Ba2Bi2Co（PO4）4, was synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction for the first time. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with space group Pnma（No. 62） and features a 3D architecture built up of adjacent zig-zag linear structures of [CoP4O（16）]∞ along [100], and further connected by [Bi2O（11）] dimers to form a 3D framework, where the Ba2＋ are located in the free space. The stereochemical activity of the Bi3＋ lone pair has also been discussed. The result of magnetic property measurement confirms the antiferromagnetic property of Ba2Bi2Co（PO4）4.展开更多
The single crystals and powder of a Yavapaiite Structure phosphate,namely,PbSb0.5Fe0.5（PO4）2,were synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction.The ti...The single crystals and powder of a Yavapaiite Structure phosphate,namely,PbSb0.5Fe0.5（PO4）2,were synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction.The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group C2/c（No.15） with a = 16.716（4）,b = 5.186（7）,c = 8.130（2）A,β = 114.93（6）°,Z = 4,R（I 〉 2s（I）） = 0.0430,R indices（all data） = 0.0460,and T = 293（2） K.The title compound belongs to the Yavapaiite Structure A^（Ⅱ）M^（Ⅳ）（PO4）2 compounds,and the Sb1 atom and Fe1 atoms occupy the same site（M） and their occupancy factors are refined to be 0.5 and 0.5 having a sum occupancy factor of 1.0.Its structure consists of [M（PO）4]n^2n- layers running parallel to the（b,c） plane built up of cornerconnected MO6 octahedra and PO4 tetrahedra.Additionally,the calculations of energy band structure,and density of states have been performed with the density functional theory method.The studies of computational calculation and UV experimental results show that the new compound is an indirect band-gap insulator.展开更多
In diffusion to blue light-emitting diode （LED） wafers is performed by the inductive coupled plasma （ICP） treatment of a covering layer of indium tin oxide （ITO） on the wafer surface. The electrical property of ...In diffusion to blue light-emitting diode （LED） wafers is performed by the inductive coupled plasma （ICP） treatment of a covering layer of indium tin oxide （ITO） on the wafer surface. The electrical property of the p- type contact is improved and the redshift of photoluminescence （PL） from the InGaN quantum well of the wafer is found. Measurements by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） demonstrate that In atoms have diffused into p-GaN. Reflectance spectra of the sample surface reveal the variation caused by the ICP treatment. A model of compensation of the in-plane strain of the InGaN layer is used to explain the redshift of the PL data. Finally, LEDs are fabricated by using as-grown and ICP-treated wafers and their properties are compared. Under an injection current of 20mA, LEDs with ICP-induced In doping show a decrease of 0.3 V in the forward voltage and an increase of 23% in the light output, respectively.展开更多
Emission properties of self-assembled green-emitting InGaN quantum dots （QDs） grown on sapphire substrates by using metal organic chemical vapor deposition are studied by temperature-dependent photoluminescence （PL...Emission properties of self-assembled green-emitting InGaN quantum dots （QDs） grown on sapphire substrates by using metal organic chemical vapor deposition are studied by temperature-dependent photoluminescence （PL） measurements. As temperature increases （15-300K）, the PL peak energy shows an anomalous V-shaped （redshift blueshift） variation instead of an S-shaped （redshift-blueshift-redshift） variation, as observed typically in green-emitting InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells （MOWs）. The PL full width at half maximum （FWHM） also shows a V-shaped （decrease-increase） variation. The temperature dependence of the PL peak energy and FWHM of QDs are well explained by a model similar to MOWs, in which carriers transferring in localized states play an important role, while the confinement energy of localized states in the QDs is significantly larger than that in MOWs. By analyzing the integrated PL intensity, the larger confinement energy of localized states in the QDs is estimated to be 105.9meV, which is well explained by taking into account the band-gap shrinkage and carrier thermalization with temperature. It is also found that the nonradiative combination centers in QD samples are much less than those in QW samples with the same In content.展开更多
Circularly polarized luminescence(CPL)has attracted growing attention for their promising applications in chiral functional devices.Achieving CPL materials with both high luminescence dissymmetry factors(g_(lum))and e...Circularly polarized luminescence(CPL)has attracted growing attention for their promising applications in chiral functional devices.Achieving CPL materials with both high luminescence dissymmetry factors(g_(lum))and emission efficiency is attractive but remains great challenges.In this study,a pair of chiral Cu(Ⅰ)complexes named R/S-CuI with C_(2) symmetry were synthesized,exhibiting no emission in solution and weak CPL with g_(lum)=±3.3×10^(-3)in crystalline state.Transparent chiral films(R/S-CuI-film)were developed through the co-assembly of R/S-CuI and achiral polymer PMMA.The films show bright green luminescence with the quantum yields about 200 times higher than those in crystalline state.Meanwhile,the maximum|g_(lum)|value is also amplified by approximately 2.5 times,reaching to 8.7×10^(-3).Mechanism investigation suggests that the notable enhancement of luminescence efficiency can be ascribed to the restriction of the intramolecular motions and the elimination of the oxygen quenching effect,while the improvement in g_(lum)values may be explained by the chirality transfer from the axially chiral molecule R/S-CuI to the achiral polymer PMMA.Furthermore,R/S-CuI-film were used for advanced information encryption applications based on its CPL characteristics.This work may provide new inspirations for the construction of CPL-active films with high performance,thereby expediting their further development.展开更多
Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,w...Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,whereas the wavelength was controlled by adjusting the cavity length,which is difficult for edge-emitting lasers.Compared with reports in the literature for green VCSELs,our lasers have set a few world records for the lowest threshold,longest wavelength and continuous-wave(CW)lasing at room temperature.The nanoscale QDs contribute dominantly to the low threshold.The emitting wavelength depends on the electron–photon interaction or the coupling between the active layer and the optical field,which is modulated by the cavity length.The green VCSELs exhibit a low-thermal resistance of 915 kW^(−1),which benefits the CW lasing.Such VCSELs are important for small-size,low power consumption full-color displays and projectors.展开更多
A new mixed metal phosphate of Cs2Ga4P8O(27), which also can be written as Cs2Ga4(P2O7)2(P4O(13)), was synthesized by high temperature solid state syntheses and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffr...A new mixed metal phosphate of Cs2Ga4P8O(27), which also can be written as Cs2Ga4(P2O7)2(P4O(13)), was synthesized by high temperature solid state syntheses and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction for the first time. The title compound crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group P21/c(No.14), and features a 3D framework which can be considered as alternating layers of {Ga2(P4O(13))}n and {Ga2(P2O7)2}n^(2n-) parallel to the bc plane further connected by Ga-O-P linkages, where Cs^+ cations are located in the free space between two adjacent layers to charge the valence. The Ga^(3+) cations in the compound contain two kinds of coordination models(4 and 6). Furthermore, the title compound coexists of two phospho-ric anionic groups which are non-condensed horseshoe-shaped(P4O(13)) and two(P2O7) with different symmetries. The density functional theory calculations indicate that Cs2Ga4P8O(27) is a direct band gap insulator with flat valence and dispersive conduction bands and a band gap of 4.13 eV.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2018YFA0702100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11874169,51972129)+4 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFE0120500)the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei (Grant No. 2020BAB079)the South Xinjiang Innovation and Development Program of Key Industries of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Grants No. 2020DB002)Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/T025875/1)the Hubei “ChuTian Young Scholar” program。
文摘The photocatalytic performance of g-C_(3)N_(4) for CO_(2) conversion is still inadequate by several shortfalls including the instability,insu cient solar light absorption and rapid charge carrier's recombination rate. To solve these problems,herein,noble metals(Pt and Au)decorated Sr-incorporated g-C_(3)N_(4) photocatalysts are fabricated via the simple calcination and photo-deposition methods. The Sr-incorporation remarkably reduced the g-C_(3)N_(4) band gap from 2.7 to 2.54 eV,as evidenced by the UV–visible absorption spectra and the density functional theory results. The CO_(2) conversion performance of the catalysts was evaluated under visible light irradiation. The Pt/0.15 Sr-CN sample produced 48.55 and 74.54 μmol h-1 g-1 of CH_(4) and CO,respectively.These amounts are far greater than that produced by the Au/0.15 Sr-CN,0.15 Sr-CN,and CN samples. A high quantum e ciency of 2.92% is predicted for the Pt/0.15 Sr-CN sample. Further,the stability of the photocatalyst is confirmed via the photocatalytic recyclable test. The improved CO_(2) conversion performance of the catalyst is accredited to the promoted light absorption and remarkably enhanced charge separation via the Sr-incorporated mid gap states and the localized surface plasmon resonance e ect induced by noble metal nanoparticles.This work will provide a new approach for promoting the catalytic e ciency of g-C_(3)N_(4) for e cient solar fuel production.
基金financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant No.2018YFA0702100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11874169,51972129)+3 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFE0120500)the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei(Grant No.2020BAB079)the South Xinjiang Innovation and Development Program of Key Industries of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps(Grants No.2020DB002)the Hubei‘‘Chu-Tian Young Scholar”program.
文摘Clean energy and a sustainable environment are grand challenges that the world is facing which can be addressed by converting solar energy into transportable and storable fuels(chemical fuel).The main scientific and technological challenges for efficient solar energy conversion,energy storage,and environmental applications are the stability,durability,and performance of low-cost functional materials.Among different nanomaterials,perovskite type LaFeO_(3)has been extensively investigated as a photocatalyst due to its abundance,high stability,compositional and structural fexibility,high electrocatalytic activity,efficient sunlight absorption,and tunable band gap and band edges.Hence,it is urgent to write a comprehensive review to highlight the trend,challenges,and prospects of LaFeO_(3)in the field of photocatalytic solar energy conversion and environment purification.This critical review summarizes the history and basic principles of photocatalysis.Further,it reviews in detail the LaFeO_(3),applications,shortcomings,and activity enhancement strategies including the design of nanostructures,elemental doping,and heterojunctions construction such as Type-I,Type-II,Z-Type,and uncommon heterojunctions.Besides,the optical and electronic properties,charge carriers separation,electron transport phenomenon and alignment of the band gaps in LaFeO_(3)-based heterostructures are comprehensively discussed.
基金Project supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(Grant No.2015M582041)the Special Project on the Integration of Industry,Education and Research of Aviation Industry Corporation of China
文摘Silica whispering gallery mode（WGM） microcavities were fabricated by the buffered oxide etcher and potassium hydroxide wet etching technique without any subsequent chemical or laser treatments. The silicon pedestal underneath was an octagonal pyramid, thus providing a pointed connection area with the top silica microdisk while weakly influencing the resonance modes. The sidewalls of our microdisks were wedge shaped, which was believed to be an advantage for the mode confinement. Efficient coupling from and to the 60 μm diameter microdisk structure was achieved using tapered optical fibres, exhibiting a quality factor of 1.5×10^4 near a wavelength of 1550 nm. Many resonance modes were observed, and double transverse electric modes were identified by theoretical calculations. The quality factor of the microdisks was also analysed to deduce the cavity roughness. The wet etching technique provides a more convenient avenue to fabricate WGM microdisks than conventional fabrication methods.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21101156)the State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry(No.20150016)+1 种基金Outstanding youth of colleges and universities of Department of Education,Fujian Province Natural Science Foundation for Youths(No.2016J05109)Fujian Education Department(No.JK2015056)
文摘A new member of mixed-metal Ba2Bi2M-Ⅱ（PO4）4 monophosphate, namely Ba2Bi2Co（PO4）4, was synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction for the first time. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with space group Pnma（No. 62） and features a 3D architecture built up of adjacent zig-zag linear structures of [CoP4O（16）]∞ along [100], and further connected by [Bi2O（11）] dimers to form a 3D framework, where the Ba2＋ are located in the free space. The stereochemical activity of the Bi3＋ lone pair has also been discussed. The result of magnetic property measurement confirms the antiferromagnetic property of Ba2Bi2Co（PO4）4.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21101156 and 61376002)State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry(No.20150016)+1 种基金Outstanding Youth of Colleges and Universities of Department of Education,Fujian Province Natural Science Foundation for Youths(No.2016J05109)Fujian Education Department(No.JK2015056)
文摘The single crystals and powder of a Yavapaiite Structure phosphate,namely,PbSb0.5Fe0.5（PO4）2,were synthesized by solid state method and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and powder diffraction.The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group C2/c（No.15） with a = 16.716（4）,b = 5.186（7）,c = 8.130（2）A,β = 114.93（6）°,Z = 4,R（I 〉 2s（I）） = 0.0430,R indices（all data） = 0.0460,and T = 293（2） K.The title compound belongs to the Yavapaiite Structure A^（Ⅱ）M^（Ⅳ）（PO4）2 compounds,and the Sb1 atom and Fe1 atoms occupy the same site（M） and their occupancy factors are refined to be 0.5 and 0.5 having a sum occupancy factor of 1.0.Its structure consists of [M（PO）4]n^2n- layers running parallel to the（b,c） plane built up of cornerconnected MO6 octahedra and PO4 tetrahedra.Additionally,the calculations of energy band structure,and density of states have been performed with the density functional theory method.The studies of computational calculation and UV experimental results show that the new compound is an indirect band-gap insulator.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11474235 and 61274052the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No 2013121024the Key Lab of Nanodevices and Nanoapplications,Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No 14ZS02
文摘In diffusion to blue light-emitting diode （LED） wafers is performed by the inductive coupled plasma （ICP） treatment of a covering layer of indium tin oxide （ITO） on the wafer surface. The electrical property of the p- type contact is improved and the redshift of photoluminescence （PL） from the InGaN quantum well of the wafer is found. Measurements by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） demonstrate that In atoms have diffused into p-GaN. Reflectance spectra of the sample surface reveal the variation caused by the ICP treatment. A model of compensation of the in-plane strain of the InGaN layer is used to explain the redshift of the PL data. Finally, LEDs are fabricated by using as-grown and ICP-treated wafers and their properties are compared. Under an injection current of 20mA, LEDs with ICP-induced In doping show a decrease of 0.3 V in the forward voltage and an increase of 23% in the light output, respectively.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61274052 and 61106044, the Doctoral Program Foundation of Institutions of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20110121110029, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No 2013121024, and the Key Lab of Nanodevices and Nanoapplications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No 14ZS02.
文摘Emission properties of self-assembled green-emitting InGaN quantum dots （QDs） grown on sapphire substrates by using metal organic chemical vapor deposition are studied by temperature-dependent photoluminescence （PL） measurements. As temperature increases （15-300K）, the PL peak energy shows an anomalous V-shaped （redshift blueshift） variation instead of an S-shaped （redshift-blueshift-redshift） variation, as observed typically in green-emitting InGaN/GaN multi-quantum wells （MOWs）. The PL full width at half maximum （FWHM） also shows a V-shaped （decrease-increase） variation. The temperature dependence of the PL peak energy and FWHM of QDs are well explained by a model similar to MOWs, in which carriers transferring in localized states play an important role, while the confinement energy of localized states in the QDs is significantly larger than that in MOWs. By analyzing the integrated PL intensity, the larger confinement energy of localized states in the QDs is estimated to be 105.9meV, which is well explained by taking into account the band-gap shrinkage and carrier thermalization with temperature. It is also found that the nonradiative combination centers in QD samples are much less than those in QW samples with the same In content.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0704502 and 2019YFA0210402)National Natural Science Foundation of China (22271280,22101047,and 21921001)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2020J05064)。
文摘Circularly polarized luminescence(CPL)has attracted growing attention for their promising applications in chiral functional devices.Achieving CPL materials with both high luminescence dissymmetry factors(g_(lum))and emission efficiency is attractive but remains great challenges.In this study,a pair of chiral Cu(Ⅰ)complexes named R/S-CuI with C_(2) symmetry were synthesized,exhibiting no emission in solution and weak CPL with g_(lum)=±3.3×10^(-3)in crystalline state.Transparent chiral films(R/S-CuI-film)were developed through the co-assembly of R/S-CuI and achiral polymer PMMA.The films show bright green luminescence with the quantum yields about 200 times higher than those in crystalline state.Meanwhile,the maximum|g_(lum)|value is also amplified by approximately 2.5 times,reaching to 8.7×10^(-3).Mechanism investigation suggests that the notable enhancement of luminescence efficiency can be ascribed to the restriction of the intramolecular motions and the elimination of the oxygen quenching effect,while the improvement in g_(lum)values may be explained by the chirality transfer from the axially chiral molecule R/S-CuI to the achiral polymer PMMA.Furthermore,R/S-CuI-film were used for advanced information encryption applications based on its CPL characteristics.This work may provide new inspirations for the construction of CPL-active films with high performance,thereby expediting their further development.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61274052,11474235,U1505253)the Major Scientific and Technological Special Project of Guangdong Province(No.2014B010119004)the Science Challenge Project(No.JCKY2016212A503).
文摘Semiconductor vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)with wavelengths from 491.8 to 565.7 nm,covering most of the‘green gap’,are demonstrated.For these lasers,the same quantum dot(QD)active region was used,whereas the wavelength was controlled by adjusting the cavity length,which is difficult for edge-emitting lasers.Compared with reports in the literature for green VCSELs,our lasers have set a few world records for the lowest threshold,longest wavelength and continuous-wave(CW)lasing at room temperature.The nanoscale QDs contribute dominantly to the low threshold.The emitting wavelength depends on the electron–photon interaction or the coupling between the active layer and the optical field,which is modulated by the cavity length.The green VCSELs exhibit a low-thermal resistance of 915 kW^(−1),which benefits the CW lasing.Such VCSELs are important for small-size,low power consumption full-color displays and projectors.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFE0131500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62104204 and U21A20493)。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21101156)the State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry(No.20150016)+2 种基金Outstanding youth of colleges and universities of Department of Education,Fujian Province Natural Science Foundation for Youths(No.2016J05109)Fujian Education Department(No.JK2015056)the founding from Fujian Jiangxia University(JXZ2016002)。
文摘A new mixed metal phosphate of Cs2Ga4P8O(27), which also can be written as Cs2Ga4(P2O7)2(P4O(13)), was synthesized by high temperature solid state syntheses and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction for the first time. The title compound crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group P21/c(No.14), and features a 3D framework which can be considered as alternating layers of {Ga2(P4O(13))}n and {Ga2(P2O7)2}n^(2n-) parallel to the bc plane further connected by Ga-O-P linkages, where Cs^+ cations are located in the free space between two adjacent layers to charge the valence. The Ga^(3+) cations in the compound contain two kinds of coordination models(4 and 6). Furthermore, the title compound coexists of two phospho-ric anionic groups which are non-condensed horseshoe-shaped(P4O(13)) and two(P2O7) with different symmetries. The density functional theory calculations indicate that Cs2Ga4P8O(27) is a direct band gap insulator with flat valence and dispersive conduction bands and a band gap of 4.13 eV.
