Structural transformations in boron clusters induced by metal doping

J Barroso, S Pan, G Merino - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Be4B12+: A Covalently Bonded Archimedean Beryllo‐Borospherene

X Dong, Y Liu, X Liu, S Pan, Z Cui… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Transition Metal Behavior of Heavier Alkaline Earth Elements in Doped Monocyclic and Tubular Boron Clusters

L Cui, X Dong, Y Liu, S Pan, Z Cui - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quantum chemical calculations are carried out to design highly symmetric-doped boron
clusters by employing the transition metal behavior of heavier alkaline earth (Ae= Ca, Sr …

[HTML][HTML] Theoretical Prediction of Structures, Vibrational Circular Dichroism, and Infrared Spectra of Chiral Be4B8 Cluster at Different Temperatures

CE Buelna-García, E Robles-Chaparro… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lowest-energy structures, the distribution of isomers, and their molecular properties depend
significantly on geometry and temperature. Total energy computations using DFT …

Large B7 Triangles in Hollow Spherical Trihedral Metallo-borospherenes and Their Endohedral Complexes of B20TMn (TM = Sc, Y; n = 3, 4): a Theoretical …

L Yan - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The spherical trihedral metallo-borospherene D 3 h B18Ln3–(Ln= La, Tb), in which both Ln
and B atoms are integral parts of the cage surface, represents a brand new geometric …

Bowl‐shaped Cluster CuB12: A Viable Global Minimum with Twofold Aromaticity

J Solar‐Encinas, L Leyva‐Parra, O Yáñez… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A low‐lying structure is revealed for the CuB12− cluster, which is bowl‐shaped. It consists of
a triangular CuB2 base and a B10 rim. Molecular dynamics simulations indicates its …

Be 3 B 11− cluster: a dynamically fluxional beryllo-borospherene

YJ Wang, LY Feng, M Yan, HJ Zhai - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The beryllium-doped Be3B11− cluster has two nearly isoenergetic isomers, adopting the
smallest trihedral spherical geometries with a boron single-chain skeleton. The B11 skeleton …

Umbrella-shaped vs planar; evolutionary search for BnQ, Be© BnQ (n= 6–12, Q= 0,− 1) clusters

T Kheshti, Z Mahdavifar, S Noorizadeh - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
We used the universal structure predictor: evolutionary xtallography (USPEX) method
conjugated with density functional theory (DFT) calculations to investigate the global search …

Electronic structure, stability, and aromaticity of M 2 B 6 (M= Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba): an interplay between spin pairing and electron delocalization

S Đorđević, S Radenković - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
It has been shown in previous studies that the Be2B6 complex exhibits a triplet ground state
with double aromaticity. In this work, the stability, electronic structure, and aromaticity of the …

Structural evolution, charge transfer and bonding properties of medium-sized atomic rubidium-doped boron clusters

JH Gao, YF Hu, QY Li, Q Wang, YY Wang… - New Journal of …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, particle swarm optimization (CALYPSO) is combined with density functional
theory (DFT) to perform a comprehensive structure search for the Bn0/− Rb2 (n= 1–12) …