Diamondoids are a series of hydrogen-terminated nanometer-sized hydrocarbons that can be used to synthesize high-quality diamond crystals. Here, the authors use Monte Carlo simulations to study the potentials of different diamondoids in constructing diamond crystals with the assumption that the carbon skeletons keep intact, and find that higher diamondoid molecules are most suitable.
- Ta Tang
- Sulgiye Park
- Chunjing Jia