Carbyne and Carbynoid Structures

This is a book on Carbyne and Carbynoid Structures - one of the most fascinating and controversial areas in contemporary science of carbon, chemistry, and materials science. The book is a collection of topical and mostly critical reviews written by professionals who are working or have been working in this and related fields. Regretfully, too many ambiguous experimental results and unsubstantiated statements regarding linear carbon allotropes have been published so far in the literature and, therefore, the concept of one-dimensional carbon has encountered harsh criticism among some scientists.