Peculiar bond characters of fivefold coordinated octet compound crystals

Abstract

A refreshed view of chemical bonds in solids unveils unusual bonding in fivefold coordinated bulk crystals of octet compounds: out-of-plane cation–anion chain bonding via overlapping pz orbitals replaces in-plane π bonding of the isolated monolayer.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1039/d0sc00292e

Entities

People

  • An-an Sun
  • Gong Gu
  • Min H. Kao
  • Shang-Peng Gao

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Division of Materials Research
  • Fudan University
  • Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
  • Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
  • United States Army
  • University of Tennessee

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space