Highly oxidized U(<scp>vi</scp>) within the smallest fullerene: gas-phase synthesis and computational study of boron-doped U@C<sub>27</sub>B
Antonio Moreno‐Vicente, Marc Alías‐Rodríguez, Paul W. Dunk, Coen de Graaf, Josep M. Poblet, Antonio Rodríguez‐Fortea
Abstract
The smallest borafullerene U@C 27 B has been synthesized using a laser vaporization cluster source. The U atom, placed in the middle of the cage and interacting with all the 28 atoms, is formally described as highly oxidized U( vi ).
Topics & Concepts
BoronFullereneLaser vaporizationCluster (spacecraft)VaporizationGas phaseAtom (system on chip)BoraneDopingChemistryPhase (matter)NanotechnologyCrystallographyMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryLaserPhysicsOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsOpticsCatalysisComputer scienceEmbedded systemProgramming languageFullerene Chemistry and ApplicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research