Boron Fullerenes: A First-Principles Study

Details Boron Fullerenes: A First-Principles Study Boron Fullerenes: A First-Principles Study

2007-11-05

arxiv.org/abs/0711.0767v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

10 pages, 4 figures, 1 table

Scientific paper

10.1007/s11671-007-9113-1

A family of unusually stable boron cages was identified and examined using first-principles local density functional method. The structure of the fullerenes is similar to that of the B12 icosahedron and consists of six crossing double-rings. The energetically most stable fullerene is made up of 180 boron atoms. A connection between the fullerene family and its precursors, boron sheets, is made. We show that the most stable boron sheets are not necessarily precursors of very stable boron cages. Our finding is a step forward in the understanding of the structure of the recently produced boron nanotubes.

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