Vasilii Artyukhov, Boris Yakobson, Mingjie Liu Rice University (IMAGE)

Rice University

Vasilii Artyukhov, Boris Yakobson, Mingjie Liu Rice University

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Vasilii Artyukhov, Boris Yakobson and Mingjie Liu have calculated the effect of stretching on a carbyne chain of carbon atoms. The chain would go from a metal to a semiconductor.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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