We can propose constructing a graphene resemblance, that is, doped boron sheet, with the planate ring-type Fe©B6H6 cluster as the building block. We explored the idea of using the clusters as building blocks by examining the geometric and electronic structures of its dimer and trimer and their dimerization. To our knowledge, there have been no reports on the creation of doped boron sheets using cluster aggregates. We propose a dehydrogenation route to polymerization that could result in the preparation of a boron sheet with hexagonal holes similar to graphene. The holes would be partially and uniformly filled by Fe atoms, resulting in uniform chemical doping and a high hexagonal-hole density close to that of graphene. This could provide a new type of cluster-assembled material for experimentation by chemists seeking to construct a graphene analogue.
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