B33– and B34–: Aromatic Planar Boron Clusters with a Hexagonal Vacancy

• Published in: European journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 2017; no. 38-39; pp. 4546 - 4551
• Main Authors: Chen, Qiang, Li, Wei‐Li, Zhao, Xiao‐Yun, Li, Hai‐Ru, Feng, Lin‐Yan, Zhai, Hua‐Jin, Li, Si‐Dian, Wang, Lai‐Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 25.10.2017
• Subjects: Boron; Borophene; Borophenes; Chemical bonding; Chemical bonds; Cluster compounds; Clusters; Defects; Density functional calculations; Density functional theory; Inorganic chemistry; Isomers; Landscape; Photoelectron spectroscopy; Structural stability; Triangles; Vacancies

Systematic experimental and theoretical studies have shown that anionic boron clusters (Bn–) possess planar or quasi‐planar (2D) structures in a wide range of cluster size. The 2D structures consist of B3 triangles often decorated with tetragonal and pentagonal defects. As n increases, hexagonal vac...