Photoelectron spectroscopy of size-selected boron clusters: from planar structures to borophenes and borospherenes

• Published in: International reviews in physical chemistry Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 69 - 142
• Main Author: Wang, Lai-Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: aromaticity; Boron; boron clusters; borophenes; borospherenes; Chemical bonds; Nanostructured materials; photoelectron spectroscopy; Physical chemistry; Spectrum analysis

Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) in combination with computational chemistry has been used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding of size-selected boron clusters. Small boron clusters have been found to be planar or quasi-planar, consisting of a monocycl...