Structures and formation pathways of nanothreads - a new 1D carbon-based nanomaterial
DIPC Seminars
- Speaker
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Bo Chen, Ikerbasque Research Fellow, DIPC
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2020/05/27
14:00 - Place
- Online seminar
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Carbon nanothreads are a new type of one-dimensional sp3-carbon-based
nanomaterial, formed by slow compression and decompression of small aromatic
molecules, such as benzene, pyridine, thiophene, etc. The unique combination
of extreme thinness (only a few Å in diameter) and rigidity (multiple
covalent bonds connecting each unit) distinguishes nanothreads from
traditional polymers that are generally flexible and nanotubes that are much
thicker. Nanothreads provide new opportunities to align, control, and exploit
functionalities, introduced in the precursor molecules prior to
polymerization. I will talk about our work on (1) enumerating and identifying
the structures and formation pathways of nanothreads, (2) developing
computational methods for studying high pressure organic reactions. I will
also talk about the opportunities for chemists, physicists and materials
scientists to join this new field of nanothread research.
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