They found that the unique structure of this material ... More information: Shotaro Tada et al, Novel Lewis Acid‐Base Interactions in Polymer‐Derived Sodium‐Doped Amorphous Si−B−N ...
Using cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques, the researchers uncovered how the sodium ... structure to form a 4-fold-coordinated geometry with small molecules, acting as frustrated Lewis acid ...
The strategic distribution of sodium and boron sites enhances reactivity, forming a frustrated Lewis pair (FLP ... pair exists within the same molecular structure, making it easier to adjust ...