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Polyphony in B flat

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Early theories suggested the possibility of atomically thin boron layers, but electron-deficient boron favours multicentre bonds and assembles into various polymorphs, making the synthesis of such layers challenging. Now, in two independent experiments, the deposition of atomic boron has offered this long-sought material on a silver platter.

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Figure 1: Models of the structures and growth mechanism of boron sheets.

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  1. Evgeni S. Penev and Boris I. Yakobson are in the Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Zhuhua Zhang, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA,

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Zhang, Z., Penev, E. & Yakobson, B. Polyphony in B flat. Nature Chem 8, 525–527 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2521

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