Understanding the Central Location of a Hexagonal Hole in a B36 Cluster
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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.
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3220-3224 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chemistry - an Asian journal |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2016 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- boron clusters, chemical bonding, density functional theory calculations, hexagonal hole