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NATURE CHEMISTRY
卷 8, 期 6, 页码 564-569出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.2491
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- MOST of China [2012CB921703, 2013CB921702, 2013CBA01600]
- NSF of China [11334011, 11322431, 11174344, 91121003]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB07020100]
A variety of two-dimensional materials have been reported in recent years, yet single-element systems such as graphene and black phosphorus have remained rare. Boron analogues have been predicted, as boron atoms possess a short covalent radius and the flexibility to adopt sp(2) hybridization, features that favour the formation of two-dimensional allotropes, and one example of such a borophene material has been reported recently. Here, we present a parallel experimental work showing that two-dimensional boron sheets can be grown epitaxially on a Ag(111) substrate. Two types of boron sheet, a beta(12) sheet and a chi(3) sheet, both exhibiting a triangular lattice but with different arrangements of periodic holes, are observed by scanning tunnelling microscopy. Density functional theory simulations agree well with experiments, and indicate that both sheets are planar without obvious vertical undulations. The boron sheets are quite inert to oxidization and interact only weakly with their substrate. We envisage that such boron sheets may find applications in electronic devices in the future.
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