title: Thermal formation of carbynes.
abstract: We simulate the formation of sp carbon chains (carbynes) by thermal decomposition of sp(2) carbon heated by a hot discharge plasma, by means of tight-binding molecular dynamics. We obtain and analyze the total quantity of carbynes and their length distribution as a function of temperature and density.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Università di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Mazzolari
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manini
mesh_terms: D002219:Carbamates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008958:Models, Molecular; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002219:Carbamates; C004359:barban