July 2, 2026
Tohoku University
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology(QST)
Niigata University
RIKEN
Abstract
An international research team led by researchers from Tohoku University, OIST, KEK, QST, and other collaborating institutions has succeeded in realizing a boron-based analogue of graphene, known as borophene, on the surface of a stable three-dimensional crystal. Until now, the ideal honeycomb form of borophene has been difficult to create because of its structural instability.
The results of this study were published in the journal Science Advances on July 1, 2026 (EST).
EurekAlert!
The results were also featured on EurekAlert! on July 16, 2026(UTC).
Scientists realize stable "boron graphene" and uncover quantum liquid crystal state | EurekAlert!