Carbyne and Carbynoid Structures

1.1. THE DISCOVERY OF CARBYNE Yu.P. KUDRYA VTSEV A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute ofOrganoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117813 Moscow, Russia Abstract - The history of the discovery of carbyne is briefly recalled. The existence of carbyne was first disclosed by Russian researchers in 1960...

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Other Authors: Heimann, R.B. (Editor), Evsyukov, S.E. (Editor), Kavan, Ladislav (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Introduction
  • 1.1. The discovery of carbyne
  • 1.2. The nature of carbyne: pros and cons
  • 2: Carbyne and carbynoid structures in nature
  • 2.1. Carbon-how many allotropes associated with meteorites and impact phenomena?
  • 2.2. Other natural carbynoid structures
  • 3: Syntheses of carbyne and carbynoid structures
  • 3.1. Catalytic and electrochemical polycondensation reactions
  • 3.1.1. Dehydropolycondensation of acetylene
  • 3.1.2. Polycondensation reaction of halides
  • 3.2. Chemical, photo-, and electrochemical transformations of polymers
  • 3.2.1. Chemical dehydrohalogenation of polymers
  • 3.2.2. Photo-and laser-induced dehydrohalogenation of polymers
  • 3.2.3. Dehydrogenation of polyacetylene at high static pressure
  • 3.3.1. Decomposition of hydrocarbons
  • 3.3.2. Pyrolysis of organic polymers
  • 3.4. Phase transformation of carbon materials
  • 3.4.1. Condensation of carbon vapour
  • 3.4.2. Ion-assisted condensation of carbon
  • 3.4.3. Dynamic pressure synthesis
  • 3.5. Electrochemical methods
  • 4: Structural models of carbyne
  • 4.1. Structural and electronic properties of polyyne
  • 4.2. Kinked chains and layered structure
  • 4.3. Carbyne intercalation compounds
  • 4.4. Electron diffraction and microscopy
  • 5: Properties of carbyne and carbynoid structures
  • 5.1. Chemical properties
  • 5.2. Thermophysical properties
  • 5.3. Electrical and optical properties
  • 6: Molecular and electron spectroscopy of carbyne structures
  • 6.1. Raman and infrared spectroscopy
  • 6.2. Electron spin resonance spectroscopy
  • 6.3. Electron spectroscopy
  • 6.4. Electron energy loss spectroscopy studies of carbynoid structures
  • 7: Suggested technical applications of carbyne materials
  • 7.1. Diamond synthesis from carbyne
  • 7.2. Medical applications of carbynoid materials