Optimized geometries of carbon atomic chains constrained by two GNRs with various types of edges. (a) a 8-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with 5-7 edges, (b) a 9-sp-atom chain bridging two GNRs with ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a standard imaging technique for the structural characterization of surfaces in different fields of materials science, surface science, and biology. Carbon nanotubes ...

Researchers have developed a technology that uses carbon monoxide, typically harmful to humans, to precisely control metal ...

Carbon is known for its plentiful allotropes, such as the naturally existing graphite and diamond, as well as synthetic compounds like the "buckyball" fullerene and graphene. Due to its unique valency ...

After some 30 years of trying different approaches to make a predicted allotrope of carbon, chemists have finally done it with a little atomic manipulation. The result is a ring of 18 carbon atoms ...

A compound which features multiple bonds between lead and carbon has been isolated and characterised. This heteronuclear ...

Engineers in Sydney have demonstrated a quantum integrated circuit made up of just a few atoms. By precisely controlling the quantum states of the atoms, the new processor can simulate the structure ...