Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors
Although carbon materials are known for their versatile structures and properties, a crystalline phase of carbon being both metallic and ferromagnetic is yet to be found. Here, using an organic molecular precursor 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene (C_{6}H_{12}) and a comprehensive theoretical study, we have dis...
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| description | Although carbon materials are known for their versatile structures and properties, a crystalline phase of carbon being both metallic and ferromagnetic is yet to be found. Here, using an organic molecular precursor 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene (C_{6}H_{12}) and a comprehensive theoretical study, we have discovered a metastable crystalline carbon phase that is both metallic and ferromagnetic under ambient conditions. The new carbon structures, produced by stacking puckered layers of 4,6-membered rings, are found to exhibit exotic electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties originating from a special sp^{2}−sp^{3} bonding topology. These findings open the prospect of realizing the metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope in practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1fe7b29f33341398472241d06f0fb162025-01-13T16:46:46ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642025-01-017101304810.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013048Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursorsHong FangJoel TherrienPuru JenaAlthough carbon materials are known for their versatile structures and properties, a crystalline phase of carbon being both metallic and ferromagnetic is yet to be found. Here, using an organic molecular precursor 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene (C_{6}H_{12}) and a comprehensive theoretical study, we have discovered a metastable crystalline carbon phase that is both metallic and ferromagnetic under ambient conditions. The new carbon structures, produced by stacking puckered layers of 4,6-membered rings, are found to exhibit exotic electronic, magnetic, and mechanical properties originating from a special sp^{2}−sp^{3} bonding topology. These findings open the prospect of realizing the metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope in practice.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013048 |
| spellingShingle | Hong Fang Joel Therrien Puru Jena Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors Physical Review Research |
| title | Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| title_full | Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| title_fullStr | Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| title_short | Metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| title_sort | metallic and ferromagnetic carbon allotrope discovered using molecular precursors |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013048 |
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