Ba3 Ge2 B6 O16

ceramic

· Ba3 Ge2 B6 O16

Ba₃Ge₂B₆O₁₆ is an oxide ceramic compound belonging to the borate family, combining barium, germanium, boron, and oxygen in a complex crystal structure. This material is primarily of research interest for potential applications in optical, photonic, and scintillation technologies, where its unique combination of heavy elements (barium, germanium) and boron content may offer advantages in radiation detection or nonlinear optical response. While not yet a commodity engineering material, compounds in this chemical family are being investigated for advanced electronic and photonic device applications where specialized optical or radiation-interaction properties are required.

scintillation detectorsoptical ceramics (research)radiation detectionnonlinear optics (exploratory)advanced functional ceramics

Compliance & Regulations

?Conflict Free?RoHS?REACH?TSCA?Prop 65

Units:

si imperial

Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	4.241	eV	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Formation Energy(ΔHf)	-2.647	eV/atom	—

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Regulatory Screening

Environmental

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Ba3 Ge2 B6 O16

Electrical Properties

Other Properties

Regulatory Screening

Environmental