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Carbyne: from the elusive allotrope to stable carbon atom wires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2018

C.S. Casari Open the ORCID record for C.S. Casari [Opens in a new window]  and
A. Milani
C.S. Casari*
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Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano via Ponzio 34/3, I-20133 Milano, Italy
A. Milani
Affiliation:
Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano via Ponzio 34/3, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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Abstract

Besides graphite and diamond, the solid allotropes of carbon in sp2 and sp3 hybridization, the possible existence of a third allotrope based on the sp-carbon linear chain, the carbyne, has stimulated researchers for a long time. The advent of fullerenes, nanotubes, and graphene has opened new opportunities and nurtured the interest in novel carbon allotropes, including linear structures. The efforts made in this direction produced a number of interesting sp-hybridized carbon molecules and nanostructures in the form of carbon-atom wires. Here we discuss some of the new perspectives opened by the recent advancements in the research on sp-carbon systems.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 2018 , pp. 207 - 219
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