3D hybrid carbon composed of multigraphene bridged by carbon chains

The element carbon possesses various stable and metastable allotropes; some of them have been applied in diverse fields. The experimental evidences of both carbon chain and graphdiyne have been reported. Here, we reveal the mystery of an enchanting carbon allotrope with sp-, sp2-, and sp3-hybridized...

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Veröffentlicht in:AIP advances 2018-01, Vol.8 (1), p.015019-015019-7
Hauptverfasser: Liu, Lingyu, Hu, Meng, Liu, Chao, Shao, Cancan, Pan, Yilong, Ma, Mengdong, Wu, Yingju, Zhao, Zhisheng, Gao, Guoying, He, Julong
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Zusammenfassung:The element carbon possesses various stable and metastable allotropes; some of them have been applied in diverse fields. The experimental evidences of both carbon chain and graphdiyne have been reported. Here, we reveal the mystery of an enchanting carbon allotrope with sp-, sp2-, and sp3-hybridized carbon atoms using a newly developed ab initio particle-swarm optimization algorithm for crystal structure prediction. This crystalline allotrope, namely m-C12, can be viewed as braided mesh architecture interwoven with multigraphene and carbon chains. The m-C12 meets the criteria for dynamic and mechanical stabilities and is energetically more stable than carbyne and graphdiyne. Analysis of the B/G and Poisson’s ratio indicates that this allotrope is ductile. Notably, m-C12 is a superconducting carbon with Tc of 1.13 K, which is rare in the family of carbon allotropes.
ISSN:2158-3226
2158-3226
DOI:10.1063/1.5019339