
New Carbon Allotrope 'Diamondyne' Synthesized After 35-Year Theoretical Wait, but Only as Tiny Nanocrystals
A three-dimensional porous carbon structure called 'diamondyne,' theoretically predicted 35 years ago, has been synthesized for the first time via a liquid-liquid interfacial reaction. Yet what researchers actually obtained were roughly 10 nm microcrystals scattered within an amorphous film, leaving high barriers to measuring true porosity or achieving bulk crystallization.








