Beyond C_(60): Graphite Structures for the Future

摘要

It has been shown that graphite is an example of a material that can be bent to get different new structures. Other layered compounds such as tungsten disulfide and molybdenum disul-fide also exhibit similar behaviour, forming polyhedral particles and nanotubes. Boron nitride is another material that can be curved. We should look at all layered materials to investigate the circumstances under which they can acquire different curvatures. With the geometric ideas of flexi-crystallography given in this work, different atomic architectures can be proposed for future synthesis.