Issue 3, 2022

Structural transformations in boron clusters induced by metal doping

Abstract

In the last decades, experimental techniques in conjunction with theoretical analyses have revealed the surprising structural diversity of boron clusters. Although the 2D to 3D transition thresholds are well-established, there is no certainty about the factors that determine the geometry adopted by these systems. The structural transformation induced by doping usually yields a minimum energy structure with a boron skeleton entirely different from that of the bare cluster. This review summarizes those clusters no larger than 40 boron atoms where one or two dopants show a radical transformation of the structure. Although the structures of these systems are not easy to predict, they often adopt familiar shapes such as umbrella-like, wheel, tubular, and cages in various cases.

Graphical abstract: Structural transformations in boron clusters induced by metal doping

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Aug 2021
First published
14 Jan 2022

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022,51, 1098-1123

Structural transformations in boron clusters induced by metal doping

J. Barroso, S. Pan and G. Merino, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 1098 DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00747E

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