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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Deciphering the mystery of hexagon holes in an all-boron graphene α-sheet

Timur R. Galeev,a   Qiang Chen,bc   Jin-Chang Guo,bc   Hui Bai,bc   Chang-Qing Miao,bc   Hai-Gang Lu,bc   Alina P. Sergeeva,a   Si-Dian Li*bc  and  Alexander I. Boldyrev*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Old Main Hill 0300, Logan, USA
E-mail: a.i.boldyrev@usu.edu
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b Institute of Molecular Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of China

c Institute of Materials Science and Department of Chemistry, Xinzhou Teacher's University, Xinzhou 034000, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
E-mail: lisidian@xztc.edu.cn
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Tel: +86 0350-3048202

Abstract

Boron could be the next element after carbon capable of forming 2D-materials similar to graphene. Theoretical calculations predict that the most stable planar all-boron structure is the so-called α-sheet. The mysterious structure of the α-sheet with peculiar distribution of filled and empty hexagons is rationalized in terms of chemical bonding. We show that the hexagon holes serve as scavengers of extra electrons from the filled hexagons. This work could advance rational design of all-boron nanomaterials.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CP20439D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Feb 2011
Accepted
03 May 2011
First published
20 May 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 11575-11578

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Deciphering the mystery of hexagon holes in an all-boron graphene α-sheet

T. R. Galeev, Q. Chen, J. Guo, H. Bai, C. Miao, H. Lu, A. P. Sergeeva, S. Li and A. I. Boldyrev, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 11575 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20439D

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