Since the discovery of graphene just over a decade ago, 2D materials have been a central
focus of materials research and engineering because of their unique properties and …

Graphene, an atomic monolayer of carbon atoms in a honeycomb lattice realized in 2004,
has rapidly risen as the hottest star in materials science due to its exceptional properties …

A variety of two-dimensional materials have been reported in recent years, yet single-
element systems such as graphene and black phosphorus have remained rare. Boron …

After the discovery of fullerene-C60, it took almost two decades for the possibility of boron-
based fullerene structures to be considered. So far, there has been no experimental …

Boron, a nearest-neighbor of carbon, is possibly the second element that can possess free-
standing flat monolayer structures, evidenced by recent successful synthesis of single …

The structures of boron clusters, such as flat clusters and fullerenes, resemble those of
carbon. Various two‐dimensional (2D) borophenes have been proposed since the …

Conspectus Boron is an interesting element with unusual polymorphism. While three-
dimensional (3D) structural motifs are prevalent in bulk boron, atomic boron clusters are …

The structural stability and diversity of elemental boron layers are evaluated by treating them
as pseudoalloy B1–x⬡ x, where⬡ is a vacancy in the close-packed triangular B lattice. This …

Environmentally friendly ammonia production is important for addressing the carbon
emissions and substantial energy consumption that are currently associated with the …

Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) in combination with computational chemistry has been
used systematically over the past decade to elucidate the structures and chemical bonding …