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SUBMITTER: Liu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3831238 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20131118
As attractive analogue of graphene, boron monolayers have been theoretically predicted. However, due to electron deficiency of boron atom, synthesizing boron monolayer is very challenging in experiments. Using first-principles calculations, we explore stability and growth mechanism of various boron sheets on Cu(111) substrate. The monotonic decrease of formation energy of boron cluster B(N) with increasing cluster size and low diffusion barrier for a single B atom on Cu(111) surface ensure conti ...[more]