The molecule, 1.2 nanometers in size, is a derivative of graphene (grapheme) - a complex carbon structure that has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. It is based on five octagonal (eight-sided) rings of carbon, which are intertwined.
The symbol of the five Olympic rings provided inspiration to scientists at IBM's research laboratories in Zurich, who created a new molecule that was named Olimpicene.
The molecule, 1.2 nanometers in size, is a derivative of graphene (grapheme) - a complex carbon structure that has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. It is based on five octagonal (eight-sided) rings of carbon, which are intertwined.
Its theoretical definition was presented by IBM scientists about two years ago, but only now did researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK manage to build it in practice.
Olympicin exhibits electrical and optical properties that arouse interest among researchers - and may be used in applications such as future solar cells, and as a source for LED lighting.
The image was taken with a unique electron microscope at IBM's research laboratory in Zurich, which examines atomic forces and allows molecular structures to be traced.
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Another mistake:
The molecule was conceived in Oxford, not in IBM:
http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2012/05/from-doodle-to-creating-a-research-lighting-breakthrough.html
I think you confused the conception of the molecule with the technique (CO functionalized STM/AFM), which was published by Leo Gross in IBM in 2009 (see link in previous comment).
Yotam:
http://ibmresearchnews.blogspot.de/2012/05/olympicene-doodle-to-stunning-image-of.html
The STM pictures of the molecule have not yet been published in a peer reviewed magazine.
Hayadan:
It's graphene, not grapheme, and what Yotam said.
The molecule consists of hexagonal (like benzene) and not octagonal rings. Graphene is also composed of hexagonal rings. Hotzmaza, is there a link to IBM's text on the subject?