Metal boranes: Progress and applications

© 2015 Elsevier B.V.Boron and hydrogen have a rich chemistry that has attracted a significant, but mainly academic, interest during the past century. However, research over the past decades has revealed new applications for metal boranes including their implementation as ‘energy materials’ and as ne...

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Main Authors: Hansen, B., Paskevicius, Mark, Li, H., Akiba, E., Jensen, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51104
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author Hansen, B.
Paskevicius, Mark
Li, H.
Akiba, E.
Jensen, T.
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description © 2015 Elsevier B.V.Boron and hydrogen have a rich chemistry that has attracted a significant, but mainly academic, interest during the past century. However, research over the past decades has revealed new applications for metal boranes including their implementation as ‘energy materials’ and as neutron capture agents in cancer treatment. The energy applications involve the use of boron–hydrogen compounds as ion-conductors for batteries, as hydrogen storage materials, or even rocket fuels. The intensive research focus on metal borohydrides in the early 21st century has recently broadened to encompass higher metal boranes such as metal–B10H10's and B12H12's. This review summarizes the recent breakthroughs in the area of higher metal boranes in these last few years, in addition to highlighting core research from the mid-20th century.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-511042017-09-13T15:34:26Z Metal boranes: Progress and applications Hansen, B. Paskevicius, Mark Li, H. Akiba, E. Jensen, T. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.Boron and hydrogen have a rich chemistry that has attracted a significant, but mainly academic, interest during the past century. However, research over the past decades has revealed new applications for metal boranes including their implementation as ‘energy materials’ and as neutron capture agents in cancer treatment. The energy applications involve the use of boron–hydrogen compounds as ion-conductors for batteries, as hydrogen storage materials, or even rocket fuels. The intensive research focus on metal borohydrides in the early 21st century has recently broadened to encompass higher metal boranes such as metal–B10H10's and B12H12's. This review summarizes the recent breakthroughs in the area of higher metal boranes in these last few years, in addition to highlighting core research from the mid-20th century. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51104 10.1016/j.ccr.2015.12.003 restricted
spellingShingle Hansen, B.
Paskevicius, Mark
Li, H.
Akiba, E.
Jensen, T.
Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title_full Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title_fullStr Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title_full_unstemmed Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title_short Metal boranes: Progress and applications
title_sort metal boranes: progress and applications
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51104