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 …

Photoelectron spectroscopy combined with quantum chemistry has been a powerful
approach to elucidate the structures and bonding of size-selected boron clusters (B n−) …

Size-selected negatively-charged boron clusters (Bn−) have been found to be planar or
quasi-planar in a wide size range. Even though cage structures emerged as the global …

The octet rule is a fundamental theory in the chemical bonding of main-group elements,
which achieve stable configurations by gaining, losing, or sharing electrons. However, the …

Chemical clusters are relevant to many applications in catalysis, separations, materials, and
energy sciences. Experimentally, the structure of clusters is difficult to determine, but it is …

Lanthanide (Ln) elements are generally found in the oxidation state+ II or+ III, and a few
examples of+ IV and+ V compounds have also been reported. In contrast, monovalent Ln (+ …

A new class of beryllium‐boron clusters, beryllo‐borospherene, is described herein
theoretically. When beryllium is gradually added to the B12 motif, it undergoes drastic …

The discovery of borospherenes unveiled the capacity of boron to form fullerene-like cage
structures. While fullerenes are known to entrap metal atoms to form endohedral …

Inspired by the experimentally observed bilayer B48−/0 and theoretically predicted bilayer
B50–B72 and based on extensive density functional theory calculations, we report herein a …

Cluster is the intermediate of individual atom and larger agglomeration. The structural
evolutions of clusters are critically important to explore the physical properties of bulk solids …