Published in Nature Materials · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have synthesized micrometer length-scale carbon chains, surpassing previous records by more than one order of magnitude. The discovery confirms the existence of ultra-long linear carbon chains, also known as carbyne, using various advanced spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Unraveling truly one-dimensional carbon solids University of Vienna · Apr 4, 2016 · first to report
- Ultra-long, one-dimensional carbon chains are synthesised for the first time University of the Basque Country · Apr 14, 2016