Probing the structures and bonding of size-selected boron and doped-boron clusters
Because of their interesting structures and bonding and potentials as motifs for new
nanomaterials, size-selected boron clusters have received tremendous interest in recent …
nanomaterials, size-selected boron clusters have received tremendous interest in recent …
All-boron aromatic clusters as potential new inorganic ligands and building blocks in chemistry
Small boron clusters as individual species in the gas phase are reviewed. While the family of
known boron compounds is rich and diverse, a large body of hitherto unknown chemistry of …
known boron compounds is rich and diverse, a large body of hitherto unknown chemistry of …
Hydrocarbon analogues of boron clusters—planarity, aromaticity and antiaromaticity
An interesting feature of elemental boron and boron compounds is the occurrence of highly
symmetric icosahedral clusters. The rich chemistry of boron is also dominated by three …
symmetric icosahedral clusters. The rich chemistry of boron is also dominated by three …
Systematic ab initio investigation of bare boron clusters:mDetermination of the geometryand electronic structures of (n=2–14)
I Boustani - Physical Review B, 1997 - APS
Based on ab initio quantum-chemical methods, accurate calculations on small boron
clusters B n (n= 2–14) were carried out to determine their electronic and geometric …
clusters B n (n= 2–14) were carried out to determine their electronic and geometric …
Photoelectron spectroscopy of size-selected boron clusters: from planar structures to borophenes and borospherenes
LS Wang - International Reviews in Physical Chemistry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) in combination with computational chemistry has been
used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding …
used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding …
All-boron analogues of aromatic hydrocarbons: B17− and B18−
We have investigated the structural and electronic properties of the B 17− and B 18− clusters
using photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and ab initio calculations. The adiabatic electron …
using photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and ab initio calculations. The adiabatic electron …
New quasi-planar surfaces of bare boron
I Boustani - Surface science, 1997 - Elsevier
New very stable quasi-planar clusters of bare boron are found by systematic ab initio density
functional and quantum chemical methods. They are composed of dove-tailed hexagonal …
functional and quantum chemical methods. They are composed of dove-tailed hexagonal …
A Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study of B16− and B162−: An All-Boron Naphthalene
The structure and chemical bonding of B16− were studied using ab initio calculations and
photoelectron spectroscopy. Its global minimum is found to be a quasi-planar and elongated …
photoelectron spectroscopy. Its global minimum is found to be a quasi-planar and elongated …
B22– and B23–: All-Boron Analogues of Anthracene and Phenanthrene
Clusters of boron atoms exhibit intriguing size-dependent structures and chemical bonding
that are different from bulk boron and may lead to new boron-based nanostructures. We …
that are different from bulk boron and may lead to new boron-based nanostructures. We …
Comprehensive analysis of chemical bonding in boron clusters
DY Zubarev, AI Boldyrev - Journal of computational chemistry, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We present a comprehensive analysis of chemical bonding in pure boron clusters. It is now
established in joint experimental and theoretical studies that pure boron clusters are planar …
established in joint experimental and theoretical studies that pure boron clusters are planar …