This diagram depicts the process by which the lone-pair electron ‘chemical scissors’ strategy produces a novel two-dimensional van der Waals oxide. The novel two-dimensional oxide crystals are ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper aims at giving a general survey of the part played by lone-pair electrons in the range of phenomena commonly classified under the ...

Standoffish electrons typically keep one another at arm’s length, repelling their neighbors. But surprisingly, under certain circumstances, this repulsion can cause pairs of electrons to soften their ...