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

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Contributors

  • Lei Liu - , Constructor University (Author)
  • Edison Osorio - , Universidad Católica Luis Amigó (Author)
  • Thomas Heine - , Leipzig University (Author)

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

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3220-3224
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - an Asian journal
Volume11
Issue number22
Publication statusPublished - 22 Nov 2016
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

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