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SUBMITTER: Mannix AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4922135 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20151201 6267
At the atomic-cluster scale, pure boron is markedly similar to carbon, forming simple planar molecules and cage-like fullerenes. Theoretical studies predict that two-dimensional (2D) boron sheets will adopt an atomic configuration similar to that of boron atomic clusters. We synthesized atomically thin, crystalline 2D boron sheets (i.e., borophene) on silver surfaces under ultrahigh-vacuum conditions. Atomic-scale characterization, supported by theoretical calculations, revealed structures remin ...[more]