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 …

Because of their interesting structures and bonding and potentials as motifs for new
nanomaterials, size-selected boron clusters have received tremendous interest in recent …

Photoelectron spectroscopy combined with quantum chemistry has been a powerful
approach to elucidate the structures and bonding of size-selected boron clusters (B n−) …

Being intermediate between small compounds and bulk materials, nanoparticles possess
unique properties different from those of atoms, molecules, and bulk matter. In the past two …

After reports of unusually low oxidation states of lanthanide elements in Ln–B clusters and
their inverse sandwich geometrical topologies, the interest shifted from boride clusters …

Lanthanide (Ln) elements are generally found in the oxidation state+ II or+ III, and a few
examples of+ IV and+ V compounds have also been reported. In contrast, monovalent Ln (+ …

The chemistry of lanthanides is limited to one electron transfer reactions due to the difficulty
of accessing multiple oxidation states. Here we report that a redox-active ligand combining …

We report an investigation on the structures and chemical bonding in a series of di-
lanthanum boron clusters, La2B n–(n= 4–6), using photoelectron spectroscopy and …

The leakage of gadolinium ions (Gd3+) from commercial Gd3+-based contrast agents
(GBCAs) in patients is currently the major safety concern in clinical magnetic resonance …

Do** metal heteroatoms is an effective strategy to regulate the geometric and electronic
structure of boron based nanoclusters. However, the exploration of the ground state …