“…Up to now, the Inorganic Compound Structure Database (ICSD) has collected 93 Ba–M–Ta–O quaternary perovskite-type metal oxides with a general chemical formula of Ba 3 M 1+ x Ta 2− x O 9− δ . Although all M n + ions are octahedrally coordinated with O 2− ions, their ionic size and charge are the two main factors to drive them to crystallize into 7 different space groups: I 4/ m (M = Ho 3+ , Eu 3+ , Y 3+ ), 17–20 I 12/ m 1 (M = Bi 3+ , La 3+ , Ce 3+ , Lu 3+ ), 18,21–23 P 12 1 / n 1 (M = La 3+ ), 18,24 R̄ 3 (M = La 3+ , Bi 3+ ), 18,21,25 P 6 3 / mmc (M = Sr 2+ , Li + , Cr 3+ ), 26–28 Fm̄ 3 m (M = Yb 3+ , Bi 3+ , Ho 3+ , Y 3+ , Ca 2+ , In 3+ , Lu 3+ ), 17,18,24,25,29–32 Pm̄ 3 m (M = Mg 2+ , Co 2+ , Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ , Y 3+ , Sc 3+ , Yb 3+ , Ca 2+ ), 33–37 and P̄ 3 m 1 (M = Mg 2+ , Zn 2+ , Ca 2+ , Ni 2+ , Sr 2+ ). 30,34,38–44 Among the above groups, lanthanum ions or cations with 3+ charge often have a tendency to crystallize into open structures to reduce the electrostatic interaction, and they include I 4/ m , I 12/ m 1, P 12 1 / n 1, R̄ 3, and P 6 3 / mmc .…”