Experimental realization of two-dimensional boron sheets

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 563-568

  Feng, Baojie ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Zhong, Qing ^a   Li, Wenbin ^a   Li, Shuai ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Cheng, Peng ^a   Meng, Sheng ^a,b   Chen, Lan ^a   Wu, Kehui ^a,b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter ^*  (China)

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EID: 84971237928     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2491     Document Type: Article

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