Boron clusters (Bn, n = 2-52) produced by laser ablation of hexagonal boron nitride

Sam J. La Placa; Paul A. Roland; James J. Wynne

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(92)85319-6

Chemical Physics Letters

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06 Mar 1992

Boron clusters (B_n, n = 2-52) produced by laser ablation of hexagonal boron nitride

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We report the discovery of boron clusters (Bn, n = 2-52) formed by ablation of hexagonal boron nitride with a 532 nm laser, creating species which are ionized with a 193 nm UV laser and analyzed with a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer. © 1992.

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