All-boron fullerene B-40: a superatomic structure

作者:Wang, Jia; Yu, Tianrong; Gao, Yang; Wang, Zhigang*
来源:Science China-Materials, 2017, 60(12): 1264-1268.
DOI:10.1007/s40843-017-9123-8

摘要

By means of the first-principles calculations, we reveal that B-40 presents superatomic properties. It not only has superatomic 1S, 1P, 1D and 1F orbitals, but also has superatomic orbitals 2S, 2P, 2D and 2F. The superatomic 2F orbital of B-40 is partially occupied, thus adding six electrons to the cluster leads to a superatomic structure of fully occupied shells. The computed nucleus-independent chemical shift values suggest that the B-40 6-is of higher electron delocalization than B-40 itself. Our work opens up a new perspective for the superatomic physics in boron fullerene family.