Abstract

Compared with traditional structure prediction methods, the purposeful bottom-up approach is better able to obtain structures with specified performance. In this study, we established two novel carbon phases in purely sp2-bonded networks, termed H61-carbon and H62-carbon, using a self-assembling approach. These carbyne-connected carbon allotropes had helix chains joined by cumulative double-bond chains. We certified the new carbon allotropes to be dynamically and mechanically stable. Both of these carbon allotropes exhibited excellent mechanical properties, and they had metallic and superconductive characteristics featuring superconducting transition temperatures of 10 K (H61-carbon) and 7.4 K (H62-carbon), respectively. These results provide an important strategy for the design of novel carbon allotropes with specified properties.

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