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For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphene with limited success. That endeavor is now at an end, though, thanks to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder. Graphyne has long been of interest to scientists because of its similarities to the “wonder material” graphene—another form of carbon that is highly valued by industry whose research was even awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. However, despite decades of work and theorizing, only a few fragments have ever been created before now.
This research, announced last week in Nature Synthesis, fills a long-standing gap in carbon material science, potentially opening brand-new possibilities for electronics, optics, and semiconducting material research.
“The whole audience, the whole field, is really excited that this long-standing problem, or this imaginary material, is finally getting realized,” said Yiming Hu, lead author on the paper and 2022 doctoral graduate in chemistry.
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The crystal structure of a layer of graphyne. Credit: Yiming Hu
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