Squaroglitter: A 3,4-Connected Carbon Net

Dasari L. V. K. Prasad, Nicholas M. Gerovac, Michael J. Bucknum, Roald Hoffmann

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Abstract

Theoretical calculations are presented on a new hypothetical 3,4-connected carbon net (called squaroglitter) incorporating 1,4 cyclohexadiene units. The structure has tetragonal space group P4/mmm (No. 123) symmetry. The optimized geometry shows normal distances, except for some elongated bonds in the cyclobutane ring substructures in the network. Squaroglitter has an indirect bandgap of about 1.0 eV. The hypothetical lattice, whose density is close to graphite, is more stable than other 3,4-connected carbon nets. A relationship to a (4,4)nanotube is explored, as is a potential threading of the lattice with metal needles. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3855-3859
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 26 2013
Externally publishedYes

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