Other Natural Carbynoid Structures

  • L. Kavan
  • R. B. Heimann
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Part of the Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures book series (PCMALS, volume 21)

Abstract

Molecules containing several conjugated (-C≡C-) links occur naturally in space and in certain biological species. Natural carbyne crystals have been occasionally reported to occur in interstellar dust and in some terrestrial locations. After the pioneering work on natural carbynes in the late 60s, little progress has been achieved on their further identification.

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White Dwarf Planetary Nebula Interstellar Dust Carbon Star Interplanetary Dust Particle 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • L. Kavan
    • 1
  • R. B. Heimann
    • 2
  1. 1.J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical ChemistryPrague 8Czech Republic
  2. 2.Department of MineralogyFreiberg University of Mining and TechnologyFreibergGermany

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