A novel hybrid sp-sp (2) metallic carbon allotrope

作者:Wei, Qun*; Zhang, Quan; Zhang, Mei-Guang*; Yan, Hai-Yan; Guo, Li-Xin; Wei, Bing
来源:Frontiers of Physics, 2018, 13(5): 136105.
DOI:10.1007/s11467-018-0787-x

摘要

In this paper, we propose a novel hybrid sp-sp (2) monoclinic carbon allotrope mC(12). This allotrope is a promising light metallic material, the mechanical and electronic properties of which are studied based on first-principles calculations. The structure of this new mC(12) is mechanically and dynamically stable at ambient pressure and has a low equilibrium density due to its large cell volume. Furthermore, calculations of the elastic constants and moduli reveal that mC(12) has a rigid mechanical property. Finally, it exhibits metallic characteristics, owing to the mixture of sp-sp (2) hybrid carbon atoms.