Researchers examine a silver borate with an unusual structure
The team included specialists from the Kola Science Centre and St Petersburg.
RSF report — 14 October 2026 · 1 min read
Published 15 October 2026 · Source dated 14 October 2026
An international team obtained a new silver borate, Ag₂[B₈O₁₂(OH)₂]. Its crystal contains corrugated layers; unusual hydrogen bonding helps explain how layered arrangements can acquire three-dimensional connectivity.
St Petersburg University’s research portal carries the abstract. This is fundamental structural research, not a finished electronic device. The Russian Science Foundation reported it on 14 October; the bibliographic record assigns the paper to the November 2026 issue of Journal of Solid State Chemistry.
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- St Petersburg University — research abstract and bibliographic record
- Russian Science Foundation — report dated 14 October 2026
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