“…Examples of such compounds are the BaCu 2 Se 2 , 21 CuAgSe, 22 and AgInSe 2 . 23 Many groups have investigated the structural aspects of the AkM 2 Q 2 (Ak = Sr/Ba; M = Cu/Ag; Q = chalcogen = S, Se, and Te), [24][25][26][27][28][29] along with their transport properties. One of the interesting members of this family is BaCu 2 Se 2 , which crystallizes in two polymorphs: the a-form with an orthorhombic structure and the tetragonal b-form.…”