FULLERENES AND FULLERITES - NEW FORMS OF CARBON

Authors
KRATSCHMER W
Citation
W. Kratschmer, FULLERENES AND FULLERITES - NEW FORMS OF CARBON, Synthetic metals, 70(1-3), 1995, pp. 1309-1312
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Metallurgy & Metallurigical Engineering
Journal title
Synthetic metals → ACNP
ISSN journal
03796779
Volume
70
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1309 - 1312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-6779(1995)70:1-3<1309:FAF-NF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Carbon molecules with dosed-cage structures are caned fullerenes. Of t hese, the soccer-ball shaped Buckminsterfullerene C-60 is the most sym metric and most fascinating species. Methods have been developed of pr oducing bulk quantities of C-60 and other fullerenes. They form crysta lline solids, the fullerites. Fullerenes and fullerites are described and some of their properties are presented.