PYROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF FULLERENES

Authors
CROWLEY C TAYLOR R KROTO HW WALTON DRM CHENG PC SCOTT LT
Citation
C. Crowley et al., PYROLYTIC PRODUCTION OF FULLERENES, Synthetic metals, 77(1-3), 1996, pp. 17-22
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Material Science","Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
77
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
17 - 22
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1996)77:1-3<17:PPOF>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Recently, we have shown that [60] fullerene (C-60) may be produced by pyrolysis of the bowl-shaped corannulene molecule under a wide range o f conditions. Both naphthalene and its dimer benzo [k] fluoranthene ma y be employed as precursors to C-60.