Recent Progresses in the Investigation of Rare-earth Boron Inverse Sandwich Clusters |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA;Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China |
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Abstract: | While rare-earth borides represent a class of important materials in modern industries, there are few fundamental researches on their electronic structures and physicochemical properties. Recently, we have performed combined experimental and theoretical studies on rare-earth boron clusters and their cluster-assembled complexes, revealing a series of rare-earth inverse sandwich clusters with fascinating electronic structures and chemical bonding patterns. In this overview article, we summarize recent progresses in this area and provide a perspective view on the future development of rare-earth boride clusters. Understanding the electronic structures of these clusters helps to design materials of f-element(lanthanide and actinide) borides with critical physiochemical properties. |
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