Multi-center bonding and structural integrity in M ₆ M ₈ B ₆₀ ( M = Y, La, Lu) metallo-borospherenes

Yi-Sha Chen; Jingjing Guo; Peng-Bo Liu; Hui‐Yan Zhao; Jing Wang; Ying Liu

doi:10.1039/d5nr05005g

January 1, 2026Nanoscale

Multi-center bonding and structural integrity in M ₆ M ₈ B ₆₀ ( M = Y, La, Lu) metallo-borospherenes

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The study aims to investigate the structural integrity and bonding features of new metallo-borospherenes.
Conducted multi-center bonding analysis of cage-like structures.
Synthesize M6M8B60 metallo-borospherenes using Y, La, and Lu.
Characterized structural integrity through experimental techniques.
Reported new findings on the bonding characteristics in metallo-borospherenes.
Demonstrated the potential for fullerene-like architectures using boron.
Highlighted the significance of symmetry in structural stability.

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Recent experimental discoveries of metallo-borospherenes, La 3 B 18 - /Tb 3 B 18 - , revealed boron's capacity to form fullerene-like cage architectures, representing a significant advance in metallo-borospherenes chemistry. Inspired by these findings, highly symmetric cage-like structures, M 6 M 8 B 60 ...

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Multi-center bonding and structural integrity in M ₆ M ₈ B ₆₀ ( M = Y, La, Lu) metallo-borospherenes

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Multi-center bonding and structural integrity in M ₆ M ₈ B ₆₀ ( M = Y, La, Lu) metallo-borospherenes

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