Institut für Physik Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Berlin Germany

Direct Realization of Near-Ideal Carbyne in Ultrathin Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Carbyne, the sp-hybridized one-dimensional allotrope of carbon, is predicted to be the stiffest known material, with electronic and optical properties set by a single structural parameter, the bond length alternation. However, its intrinsic properties have never been measured: chains synthesized through molecular chemi...