Table 1 Structural and energetic parameters for eight boron sheets supported on Cu(111) substrate. QB is the average charge per boron atom in the BSs (see text for the definition of other parameters)

From: From Boron Cluster to Two-Dimensional Boron Sheet on Cu(111) Surface: Growth Mechanism and Hole Formation

Boron sheets

η

Eformvac (eV/atom)

Eform (eV/atom)

Ec (eV/Ã…2)

h (Ã…)

d (Ã…)

QB (e)

g2/15-sheet

2/15

0.396

0.207

0.066

0.82

2.18

−0.043

g1/8-sheet

1/8

0.393

0.220

0.061

1.09

2.20

−0.044

α-sheet

1/9

0.395

0.226

0.053

0.88

2.14

−0.047

β1-sheet

1/8

0.413

0.232

0.064

1.04

2.21

−0.040

snub-sheet

1/7

0.417

0.232

0.056

0.91

2.13

−0.042

α1-sheet

1/8

0.399

0.239

0.057

0.98

2.20

−0.042

struc-1/8-sheet

1/8

0.399

0.246

0.054

0.99

2.21

−0.040

triangular sheet

0

0.709

0.338

0.127

1.21

2.39

−0.026

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