Bonding distances as Exact Sums of the Radii of the Constituent Atoms in Nanomaterials - Boron Nitride and Coronene

TL;DR

This paper introduces a precise atomic-level structural analysis of boron nitride and coronene, revealing their unique properties and providing scale models based on atomic radii sums, enhancing understanding of nanomaterials.

Contribution

It presents the first exact atomic structures of boron nitride and coronene, derived from bond lengths as sums of atomic radii, offering new insights into their properties.

Findings

Atomic structures of boron nitride and coronene are established.

Bond lengths are accurately modeled as sums of atomic radii.

Distinct electrical properties of the materials are highlighted.

Abstract

This paper presents for the first time the exact structures at the atomic level of two important nanomaterials, boron nitride and coronene. Both these compounds are hexagonal layer structures similar to graphene in two dimensions and to graphite in three-dimensions. However, they have very different properties: whereas graphene is a conductor, h-BN is an electrical insulator and coronene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon of cosmological interest. The atomic structures presented here for boron nitride, coronene and graphene have been drawn to scale based on bond lengths as sums of the atomic radii.