“…[10][11][12] Massive efforts have been devoted to investigate the photoluminescent (PL) properties of phosphors such as REMB 9 O 16 :Tb 3+ , Ce 3+ (RE = La, Gd, and Y, M = Sr or Ba), 9 REBaB 9 O 16 :Eu 3+ (RE = La, Gd, and Y), 10,11,13,14 GdBaB 9 O 16 :RE (RE = Gd, Sm, Dy, Pr, and Nd), [15][16][17][18] LaBaB 9 O 16 :M (M = Bi 3+ , Mn 2+ ), 12 and EuBaB 9 O 16 . [9][10][11]23,24 Very recently, a novel barium bismuth borate Ba 6 Bi 9 B 79 O 138 (BBBO) was shown to be a new analogue of REMB 9 O 16 . 23 However, in contrast to the extensive studies on PL properties, knowledge about the crystal structure of REMB 9 O 16 is very limited.…”