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In a recent Scientific Correspondence, Liu et al.1 reported observing carbon toroids. They suggested that these objects could be considered as quantum wires and that they would exhibit interesting transport properties. Here I provide theoretical support for this proposition.
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Haddon, R. Electronic properties of carbon toroids. Nature 388, 31–32 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/40302
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