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Probe Type II Band Alignment in One-Dimensional Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using First-Principles Calculations
Published on: October 12, 2019
Cover picture: "half-bonds" in an unusual coordinated S4(2-) rectangle (Chem. Asian J. 2/2009)
Anne Poduska1, Roald Hoffmann, Andrea Ienco
1Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA.
Abstract:
This stone lantern is known as the "Koto-ji", or "harp-tuner", as it resembles the tuning bridge of the Japanese koto. The six windows of the lantern are said to symbolize the six essential attributes of a perfect garden, such as the one it overlooks: spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, abundant water, and broad views. R. Hoffmann et al. report on two synthesized compounds containing the unusual S4(2-) rectangles bound to either Ir or Rh fragments, illuminated by the two lamp windows. Like the Koto-ji lantern, this paper, which suggests the presence of S-S half-bonds, sheds some light in the garden of beautiful compounds. For more information, see their Full Paper on page 302 ff.
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