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A collection of topical and mostly critical reviews written by professionals who are working or have been working in this and related fields, this book intends to provide a complete, ordered and concise summary of what is known (or not known) about carbyne at this date. The authors have tried to be critical of overstated results and expectations and have made an effort to provide a balanced approach to the controversial topic. The book provides a sound approach to this elusive carbon allotrope. This book will be of interest to research scientists (both experimentalists and theoreticians), postgraduate and graduate students working in the field of chemistry and physics of carbon (including diamond and diamond-like materials, graphite intercalation compounds, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and related areas), conjugated and/or bio-polymers, and one-dimensional molecular systems.

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Author:   R.B. Heimann ,  S.E. Evsyukov ,  Ladislav Kavan
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.941kg
ISBN:  

9780792353232

ISBN 10:   0792353234
Pages:   446
Publication Date:   28 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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.

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