Graphene-like material made of boron a possibility, experiments suggest
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 22:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Graphene, a sheet of carbon one atom thick, may soon have a new nanomaterial partner. In the lab and on supercomputers, chemists have determined that a cluster of 36 boron atoms forms a flat disc with a hexagonal hole in the middle. The shape fits theoretical predictions for a potential new nanomaterial: "borophene."