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Structure and bonding of IrB 12 − : converting a rigid boron B 12 platelet to a Wankel motor

2016; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 6; Issue: 32 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c6ra02992b

2046-2069

Lei Liu, Diego Moreno, Edison Osorio, Abril C. Castro, Sudip Pan, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Thomas Heine, Gabriel Merino,

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

B 12 is a rigid cluster with a high inner ring rotational energy barrier. However, doping it with Ir lowers the barrier significantly, transforming the IrB 12 − cluster in a Wankel motor.