Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2015,6, 559–569, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.58
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Keywords: atom chains; carbon; carbyne; one-dimensionalsolids; sp1 hybridization; Introduction
Carbon is a unique element due to its ability to form bonds in three different hybridizations. The hybridizations, sp1, sp2, and sp3, correspond to bonding geometries in one-, two-, and three-dimensional space
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Figure 1:
π-Electron distribution in cumulene (top) and polyyne (bottom). Calculation by A. Botello-Mendez an...