Electrochemical energy storage technology has emerged as one of the most viable solutions
to tackle the challenge of fossil-fuel-based technology and associated global pollution …

Linear, sp-hybridised, 1-dimensional (1D) all-carbon wires are conceptually the simplest π-
conjugated organic molecules. Their fundamental experimental and theoretical properties …

Optical multiplexing has a large impact in photonics, the life sciences and biomedicine.
However, current technology is limited by a'multiplexing ceiling'from existing optical …

Conspectus The formation and study of molecules that model the sp-hybridized carbon
allotrope, carbyne, is a challenging field of synthetic physical organic chemistry. The target …

Recent advancements in materials science have shed light on the potential of exploring
hierarchical assemblies of molecules on surfaces, driven by both fundamental and …

Conjugated poly-ynes and poly (metalla-ynes) constitute an important class of new materials
with potential application in various domains of science. The key factors responsible for the …

Besides graphite and diamond, the solid allotropes of carbon in sp2 and sp3 hybridization,
the possible existence of a third allotrope based on the sp-carbon linear chain, the carbyne …

Carbonaceous nanomaterials are widely considered in energy conversion and storage
applications owing to special structures and chemical-physical properties as well as …

Extended conjugated polyynes provide models for the elusive sp carbon polymer carbyne,
but progress has been hampered by numerous synthetic challenges. Stabilities appear to be …

The versatility of carbon is revealed in its all-carbon forms (allotropes), which feature unique
properties (consider the differences between diamond, graphite, graphene and fullerenes) …