The past decades have witnessed a rapid expansion in investigations of two-dimensional
(2D) monoelemental materials (Xenes), which are promising materials in various fields …

Atomic clusters, consisting of a few to a few thousand atoms, have emerged over the past 40
years as the ultimate nanoparticles, whose structure and properties can be controlled one …

Abstract Synthetic two-dimensional (2D) materials have no bulk counterparts and typically
exist as single atomic layers due to substrate-stabilized growth. Multilayer formation …

As the nearest-neighbour element to carbon, boron is theoretically predicted to have a
planar two-dimensional form, named borophene, with novel properties, such as Dirac …

The synthesis of 2D materials with no analogous bulk layered allotropes promises a
substantial breadth of physical and chemical properties through the diverse structural …

Borophene (the first two-dimensional (2D) allotrope of boron) is emerging as a
groundbreaking system for boron-based chemistry and, more broadly, the field of low …

At the atomic-cluster scale, pure boron is markedly similar to carbon, forming simple planar
molecules and cage-like fullerenes. Theoretical studies predict that two-dimensional (2D) …

A variety of two-dimensional materials have been reported in recent years, yet single-
element systems such as graphene and black phosphorus have remained rare. Boron …

Water shortage is one of the most concerning global challenges in the 21st century. Solar‐
inspired vaporization employing photothermal nanomaterials is considered to be a feasible …

Situated between metals and non-metals in the periodic table, boron is one of the most
chemically versatile elements, forming at least sixteen bulk polymorphs composed of …