Soot formation in combustion processes is of significant interest due to its influences on both environmental emissions and material synthesis (i.e., the synthesis of fullerences and carbon nanotubes). However, the inception process of the youngest carbonaceous nanoparticles from the gaseous phase is the most poorly understood phenomenon in the study of soot kinetics at the current stage. Recently, researchers have found experimentally the existence of transparent or semi-transparent carbonaceous particles (
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