Ribbon made of carbon pentagons and heptagons has metallic properties

October 28, 2026 · 12:00 am 2 sources

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• Ribbon made of carbon pentagons and heptagons has metallic properties
  Nature · October 28, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03298-3 Ribbons that are composed exclusively of five- and seven-carbon rings have metal-like electron transport and conductance. The ribbons can be synthesized by linking previously inaccessible chains of paired five-membered…
• Narrow carbon pentaheptite nanoribbon as a covalent metal
  Nature · October 28, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11202-2 Planar carbon pentaheptite nanoribbons are synthesized by laterally fusing polypentalene chains transformed from pre-synthesized polycyclooctadiene chains, suggesting a possible route towards carbon quantum wires.