Boron-Based Low-Dimensional Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 667
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2. Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
Interests: prediction of nanoclusters and nanoalloys; computational catalyst; lithium battery modelling; electronic structure and spectroscopy
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Interests: boron nitride; fibers; nanotubes; nanostructured ceramics; porous ceramics; membranes; hierarchical materials; molecular and polymeric precursors of non-oxide ceramics; borazine; borazine-based preceramic polymers; boron-based materials for hydrogen storage
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Dear Colleagues,
Over the past two decades, researchers have achieved significant progress in predicting, synthesizing and characterizing various forms of boron nanomaterials, ranging from zero-dimensional nanoclusters to two-dimensional borophene. These materials exhibit distinct bonding configurations due to their low dimensionality, contrasting with the icosahedral structures found in bulk boron crystals. This structural diversity leads to intriguing physical and chemical properties, driving interest in boron nanomaterials within the materials science community.
Of particular note is the recent experimental realization of borophene, a single-atom two-dimensional layer of boron. This breakthrough was achieved by depositing evaporated boron atoms onto Ag(111) surfaces under ultra-high vacuum conditions (Science. 2015, 350, 1513–1516; Nat Chem. 2016, 8, 563–568; Nat Chem. 2016, 8, 525–527). Borophene's emergence has spurred extensive theoretical and experimental investigations, including a wide range of applications, such as in superconductors, hydrogen storage, batteries, catalysts and electronics and for drug deliveries.
This Special Issue aims to comprehensively cover the theoretical design, experimental synthesis, characterization and understanding of the unique physical and chemical properties of boron-based nanoclusters and nanomaterials. Through this exploration, we seek to further elucidate the potential of boron nanomaterials for diverse applications in materials science and beyond.
References
- Andrew J. Mannix et al. Synthesis of borophenes: Anisotropic, two-dimensional boron polymorphs. Science 350, 1513-1516 (2015). DOI:10.1126/science.aad1080.
- Feng, B., Zhang, J., Zhong, Q. et al. Experimental realization of two-dimensional boron sheets. Nature Chem 8, 563–568 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2491.
- Zhang, Z., Penev, E. & Yakobson, B. Polyphony in B flat. Nature Chem 8, 525–527 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2521.
Dr. Wanlu Li
Prof. Dr. Philippe Miele
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- boron
- low-dimension
- nanoclusters
- nanomaterials
- prediction and synthesis
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