New boron based nanostructured materials (original) (raw)
Research Article| February 08 1999
Department de Fı́sica Teórica, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, 530 Clark Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Department de Fı́sica Teórica, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Department de Fı́sica Teórica, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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J. Chem. Phys. 110, 3176–3185 (1999)
Based on a series of ab initio studies we have pointed out the remarkable structural stability of nanotubular and quasiplanar boron clusters, and postulated the existence of novel layered, tubular, and quasicrystalline boron solids built from elemental subunits. The present study illustrates and predicts qualitative structural and electronic properties for various models of nanotubular and layered boron solids, and compares them to well-known tubular and layered forms of pure carbon and mixed boron compounds.
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