Structural transformations in boron clusters induced by metal doping
In the last decades, experimental techniques in conjunction with theoretical analyses have
revealed the surprising structural diversity of boron clusters. Although the 2D to 3D transition …
revealed the surprising structural diversity of boron clusters. Although the 2D to 3D transition …
Understanding boron through size-selected clusters: structure, chemical bonding, and fluxionality
Conspectus Boron is an interesting element with unusual polymorphism. While three-
dimensional (3D) structural motifs are prevalent in bulk boron, atomic boron clusters are …
dimensional (3D) structural motifs are prevalent in bulk boron, atomic boron clusters are …
Photoelectron spectroscopy of size-selected boron clusters: from planar structures to borophenes and borospherenes
LS Wang - International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) in combination with computational chemistry has been
used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding …
used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding …
The B35 Cluster with a Double-Hexagonal Vacancy: A New and More Flexible Structural Motif for Borophene
Elemental boron is electron-deficient and cannot form graphene-like structures. Instead,
triangular boron lattices with hexagonal vacancies have been predicted to be stable. A …
triangular boron lattices with hexagonal vacancies have been predicted to be stable. A …
Four decades of the chemistry of planar hypercoordinate compounds
The idea of planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) was considered implausible for a hundred
years after 1874. Examples of ptC were then predicted computationally and realized …
years after 1874. Examples of ptC were then predicted computationally and realized …
All-boron analogues of aromatic hydrocarbons: B17− and B18−
We have investigated the structural and electronic properties of the B 17− and B 18− clusters
using photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and ab initio calculations. The adiabatic electron …
using photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and ab initio calculations. The adiabatic electron …
Transition-Metal-Centered Monocyclic Boron Wheel Clusters (M©Bn): A New Class of Aromatic Borometallic Compounds
Atomic clusters have intermediate properties between that of individual atoms and bulk
solids, which provide fertile ground for the discovery of new molecules and novel chemical …
solids, which provide fertile ground for the discovery of new molecules and novel chemical …
Two‐dimensional boron crystals: structural stability, tunable properties, fabrications and applications
Boron, as a unique element nearest to carbon in the periodic table, has been predicted to
form many distinctive two‐dimensional (2D) structures that significantly differ from other well …
form many distinctive two‐dimensional (2D) structures that significantly differ from other well …
The induced magnetic field
Aromaticity is indispensable for explaining a variety of chemical behaviors, including
reactivity, structural features, relative energetic stabilities, and spectroscopic properties …
reactivity, structural features, relative energetic stabilities, and spectroscopic properties …
B22– and B23–: All-Boron Analogues of Anthracene and Phenanthrene
AP Sergeeva, ZA Piazza, C Romanescu… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Clusters of boron atoms exhibit intriguing size-dependent structures and chemical bonding
that are different from bulk boron and may lead to new boron-based nanostructures. We …
that are different from bulk boron and may lead to new boron-based nanostructures. We …