Y. Achiba et al., A HYPOTHETICAL GROWTH-MECHANISM OF CARBON 5-MEMBERED AND 6-MEMBERED RING NETWORKS, Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology, 19(1-2), 1993, pp. 14-17
One of the most prominent aspects of the novel form of carbon molecule
s, the ''fullerenes'', is the characteristic features of the C-C bond
networks. The fullerene hollow closed cage consists of five- and six-m
embered rings, providing a spherical surface with no adjacent pentagon
s in the network (isolated pentagon rule, IPR). Here we describe a nov
el picture of growth of fullerenes, paying special attention to the in
itial stage of growth of five- and six-membered ring networks. Some im
portant precursors associated with specific fullerenes are suggested i
n connection with the structure and stability of small carbon clusters
.