Understanding the Central Location of a Hexagonal Hole in a B36 Cluster

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Beitragende

  • Lei Liu - , Jacobs University Bremen (Autor:in)
  • Edison Osorio - , Universidad Católica Luis Amigó (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Heine - , Universität Leipzig (Autor:in)

Abstract

The most stable form of a B36 cluster has a central hexagonal hole. Such an interesting finding has led to the possible synthesis of a 2D boron sheet by employing the B36 cluster as the building unit. Herein, a DFT study to investigate the reason for the central location of the hexagonal hole in the B36 cluster is presented. The results show that the B36 cluster with a central hexagonal hole is highly thermodynamically and kinetically stable. More importantly, such high stability is further understood through chemical bonding analysis.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)3220-3224
Seitenumfang5
FachzeitschriftChemistry - an Asian journal
Jahrgang11
Ausgabenummer22
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 22 Nov. 2016
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

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Schlagwörter

  • boron clusters, chemical bonding, density functional theory calculations, hexagonal hole