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Borophenes to Borophites: Exploration Through Electron Counting


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1 Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India
 

Isoelectronic comparison to graphene and magnesium boride (MgB2) explains the inevitable holes in borophenes. Similar qualitative analysis of stacking borophene layers towards an equivalent of graphite brings up several possibilities, which are presented here. Electron counting indicates that, in addition to the van der Waals interactions commonly seen in graphite, interlayer 2c–2e and multi-centre bonds, and hole density play an important role in the structure of borophites. The complexity that arises here may surpass that of 3D boron allotropes

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Borophenes, Borophites, Bond Density, Electron Count, Hole Density.
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Authors

Rinkumoni Chaliha
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India
D. Sravanakumar Perumalla
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India
Eluvathingal D. Jemmis
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India

Abstract


Isoelectronic comparison to graphene and magnesium boride (MgB2) explains the inevitable holes in borophenes. Similar qualitative analysis of stacking borophene layers towards an equivalent of graphite brings up several possibilities, which are presented here. Electron counting indicates that, in addition to the van der Waals interactions commonly seen in graphite, interlayer 2c–2e and multi-centre bonds, and hole density play an important role in the structure of borophites. The complexity that arises here may surpass that of 3D boron allotropes

Keywords


Borophenes, Borophites, Bond Density, Electron Count, Hole Density.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv122%2Fi2%2F161-166