DOE OSTI · 3001804
Boron monoxide is a one-dimensional polymer
Abstract
It was recently reported that boron monoxide (BO) is formed through the cross-linking of B 4 O 2 structural building units. Multiple theoretical phases agree with this description. Using pycnometry, multidimensional 17 O NMR spectroscopy, and plane-wave DFT calculations we determined the likely polymorph to be a one-dimensional polymer initially proposed in 1955.
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Thuma, Joseph F. [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:000900022951135X), Biswas, Rana [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000208662100), Fleischer, III, Carl F. [Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000213334195), Stanley, Levi [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000188041146), Huang, Wenyu [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000323277259), Perras, Frédéric A. [Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000226625119). 2025-09-25. Boron monoxide is a one-dimensional polymer. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc04723d
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