In the initial stages of chemical vapor deposition on a Cu(111) surface, one-dimensional Bn–1Nn (N-rich environment) or BnNn–1 (B-rich) chains first appear, and they transform to two-dimensional sp2 networks or h-BN islands at a critical size of 13.
The stable geometries of both different-sized and magic clusters of CVD-prepared hexagonal BN on Ni(111)/Cu(111) are revealed based on DFT simulations.
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), with its excellent stability, flat surface and large bandgap, plays a role in a variety of fundamental science and technology fields. The past few years have...
