Boron K4 crystal: a stable chiral three-dimensional sp(2) network

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2010 Oct 21;12(39):12420-2. doi: 10.1039/c0cp00735h. Epub 2010 Aug 31.

Abstract

Based on first-principles equation-of-state and lattice dynamics calculations, a new boron allotrope with K(4) structure is proposed, which gives the first example of a three-dimensional all sp(2) network.