Results for “Ba(BeN)2” | Engineering Papers

DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on Ba(BeN)2 by Materials Project

Ba(BeN)2 crystallizes in the tetragonal I4/mcm space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 8-coordinate geometry to eight equivalent N3- atoms. All Ba–N bond lengths are 3.00 Å. Be2+ is bonded in a trigonal planar geometry to three equivalent N3- atoms. There is one shorter (1.65 Å) and two longer (1.69 Å) Be–N bond length. N3- is bonded in a 3-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba2+ and three equivalent Be2+ atoms.

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DOE OSTI2025

Barium ion sensing with IPG K + molecular probes

Fluorophores covalently bound to azacrown ether ionophores can be assembled into sensitive turn-on chemosensors. The size specificity and electron-rich nature of the ionophore's binding domain contribute to both selectivity and strong turn-on fluorescence sensing by various mechanisms when properly constructed. Aza-18-crown-6 ethers are quite selective for binding to K + and Ba 2+ , yet the more electron-withdrawing dicationic nature of barium imposes a larger electronic effect on turn-on fluorescent sensors. Barium chemosensors can be important for measuring soluble Ba 2+ in drinking water and have gained recent attention for their potential to enhance the detection of rare events in xenon decay. Here we quantify the capability of three chemosensors, marketed for biologically useful K + sensing, as effective probes for Ba 2+ ions. Here, we present measurements from bulk spectrofluorometry to characterize the system in aqueous solutions and demonstrate the usefulness of these species for low-background single-ion fluorescence microscopy, revealing new candidates for Ba 2+ sensing.

Miller, R. L. [Department of Chemistry and Biochem↗