Boric acid as supramolecular graphite
This study demonstrates how the distribution of intermolecular interactions of varying strengths along different directions in the anisotropic layer structure of triclinic boric acid leads to extensive mechanical shearing that eventually results in the layer-by-layer exfoliation of the molecular crystals, behaving as a supramolecular analogue of graphite, and provides valuable insights into the structure-mechanical property correlation.
Authors
- Susobhan Das (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-6170)
- C. Malla Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1247-7880)
- Subhankar Saha
- Khushboo Yadava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-9043)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IN)
- Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE)
- Dinajpur Medical College (BD)
- Central University of Jammu (IN)
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc05586a
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.04