Computationally‐driven discovery of a family of layered LiNiB polymorphs
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Two novel lithium nickel boride polymorphs RT‐LiNiB and HT‐LiNiB with layered crystal structures are reported. This family of compounds was theoretically predicted by using the adaptive genetic algorithm (AGA) and subsequently synthesized via a hydride route with LiH precursor as a lithium source. Being unique among the known ternary transition metal borides, the LiNiB structures feature Li layers alternating with nearly planar [NiB] layers, composed of Ni hexagonal rings centered by B‐B pairs. A comprehensive study using a combination of single crystal/synchrotron powder X‐ray diffraction data, solid‐state 7Li and 11B NMR, scanning transmission electron microscopy, quantum chemistry calculations, and magnetism has shed light on the intrinsic features of these polymorphic compounds. The unique layered structures of LiNiB compounds make them ultimate precursors to further study their exfoliation, paving a way toward two‐dimensional transition metal borides, MBenes.
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This is a manuscript of an article published as Volodymyr, Gvozdetskyi, Gourab Bhaskar, Maria Batuk, Xin Zhao, Renhai Wang, Scott L. Carnahan, Michael P. Hanrahan, Raquel A. Ribeiro, Paul C. Canfield, Aaron J. Rossini, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Kai-Ming Ho, Joke Hadermann, and Julia V. Zaikina. "Computationally‐driven discovery of a family of layered LiNiB polymorphs." Angewandte Chemie International Edition. (2019). DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907499. Posted with permission.