Theory of sigma bond resonance in flat boron materials

Lu Qiu; Xiuyun Zhang; Xiao Kong; Izaac Mitchell; Tianying Yan; Sung Youb Kim; Boris I. Yakobson; Feng Ding

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37442-8

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Theory of sigma bond resonance in flat boron materials

Lu Qiu,
Xiuyun Zhang,
Xiao Kong,
Izaac Mitchell,
Tianying Yan,
Sung Youb Kim,
Boris I. Yakobson,
Feng Ding

Affiliations

Lu Qiu: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Xiuyun Zhang: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Xiao Kong: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Izaac Mitchell: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)
Tianying Yan: Institute of New Energy Material Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai Univeristy
Sung Youb Kim: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Boris I. Yakobson: Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University
Feng Ding: Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science (IBS)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37442-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Here, the authors present a resonance theory to describe the bonding configuration of flat boron materials without quantum calculation. Like aromaticity theory in carbon, it allows to intuitively understand the stability and properties of boron-related materials

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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