Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have entered the stage as a new generation of porous
polymers which stand out by virtue of their crystallinity, diverse framework topologies and …

The ability to change material properties through phase engineering has long been sought,
with the goal of ad hoc tunability of the physical and chemical properties of the transformed …

Amorphous materials inherit short-and medium-range order from the corresponding crystal
and thus preserve some of its properties while still exhibiting novel properties,. Due to its …

Understanding the direct transformation from graphite to diamond has been a long-standing
challenge with great scientific and practical importance. Previously proposed transformation …

Two-dimensional diamond, or diamane, is an ultrathin film with unique physical properties
that combine the record values of the bulk crystal with the exciting features caused by the …

This is an introductory textbook for graduate students and researchers from various fields of
science who wish to learn about carbon nanotubes. The field is still at an early stage, and …

Carbon is an element with extremely versatile bonding properties and theoretical
calculations have suggested the possible existence of several hundred structural allotropes …

This work presents a survey on the recent progress in laser ablation of a solid target in a
confining liquid for the synthesis of nanocrystals with focus on the mechanism of nanocrystal …

Advances in the accuracy and efficiency of first-principles electronic structure calculations
have allowed detailed studies of the energetics of materials under high pressures. At the …

An overview of the various carbon structures with characteristic sizes in the nanoscale
region is presented, with special attention devoted to the structures and properties of …