Two-Dimensional Carbon Graphdiyne: Advances in Fundamental and Application Research

Graphdiyne(GDY), a rising star of carbon allotropes,featuresa two-dimensional all-carbon network with the cohybridization of spand sp(2) carbon atoms and represents a trend and researchdirection in the development of carbon materials. The sp/sp(2)-hybridized structure of GDY endows it with numerous advantages andadvancements in controlled growth, assembly, and performance tuning,and many studies have shown that GDY has been a key material for innovationand development in the fields of catalysis, energy, photoelectricconversion, mode conversion and transformation of electronic devices,detectors, life sciences, etc. In the past ten years, the fundamentalscientific issues related to GDY have been understood, showing differencesfrom traditional carbon materials in controlled growth, chemical andphysical properties and mechanisms, and attracting extensive attentionfrom many scientists. GDY has gradually developed into one of thefrontiers of chemistry and materials science, and has entered therapid development period, producing large numbers of fundamental andapplied research achievements in the fundamental and applied researchof carbon materials. For the exploration of frontier scientific conceptsand phenomena in carbon science research, there is great potentialto promote progress in the fields of energy, catalysis, intelligentinformation, optoelectronics, and life sciences. In this review, thegrowth, self-assembly method, aggregation structure, chemical modification,and doping of GDY are shown, and the theoretical calculation and simulationand fundamental properties of GDY are also fully introduced. In particular,the applications of GDY and its formed aggregates in catalysis, energystorage, photoelectronic, biomedicine, environmental science, lifescience, detectors, and material separation are introduced.

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Graphdiyne (GDY), a two-dimensional all-carbon network with sp/sp(2)-hybridized structure, has shown great potential for innovation and development in various fields. GDY has attracted extensive attention from scientists due to its controlled growth, chemical and physical properties, and mechanisms that differ from traditional carbon materials. It has become one of the frontiers of chemistry and materials science and has generated numerous research achievements in the fundamental and applied study of carbon materials. The applications of GDY in catalysis, energy storage, photoelectronic, biomedicine, environmental science, life science, detectors, and material separation are comprehensively introduced in this review.