File Name : figure s1.png Caption : figure s1. differential thermal analysis (dta) of the reaction sri2 and kocn (1:1) in silica ampoule. File Name : figure s2.png Caption : figure s2. differential thermal analysis (dta) of the reaction bai2 and kocn (1:1) in silica ampoule. heating and cooling cycles are represented in red and blue respectively. File Name : figure s3.png Caption : figure s3. differential scanning calorimetry (dsc) of α-bai(ocn) phase. File Name : figure s4.png Caption : figure s4. crystal structure refinement plot of eui(ocn) based on x-ray powder pattern data. green ticks mark bragg reflections relative to eui(ocn) and ki phase. the difference curve (blue) highlights the difference between observed (red) and calculated pattern (black). File Name : figure s5.png Caption : figure s5. crystal structure refinement plot of bai(ocn) based on x-ray powder pattern data. green ticks mark bragg reflections relative to bai(ocn) and ki phase. the difference curve (blue) highlights the difference between observed (red) and calculated pattern (black). File Name : figure s6.png Caption : figure s6. powder x-ray patterns of the products obtained at different temperatures of solid-state reaction of sri2 with kocn (1:1). File Name : figure s7.png Caption : figure s7. powder x-ray patterns of the products obtained at different temperatures of solid-state reaction of eui2 with kocn (1:1). File Name : figure s8.png Caption : figure s8. powder x-ray patterns of the products obtained at different temperatures of solid-state reaction of bai2 with kocn (1:1). File Name : figure s9.png Caption : figure s9. ftir spectra of α-bai(ocn) (sg: pnma) and β-bai(ocn) (sg: cmcm) compounds. File Name : figure s10.png Caption : figure s10. fourier transform infrared spectrum of mi(ocn) compounds. File Name : figure s11.png Caption : figure s11. excitation (red) and emission spectra (black) of eu2+ (2%)-doped β-bai(ocn) compound. File Name : figure s12.png Caption : figure s12. decay curve of β-bai(ocn): eu2+recorded for the europium blue transition at 431 nm.