Theoretical predictions and experimental studies of self-organized C-60 nanoparticles in water solution and on the support

The formation in water of highly stable hydrated clusters (I-h symmetry gro up) and microcrystals (T-h symmetry group) from C-60 fullerenes is theoreti cally predicted using a molecular dynamics calculation. The proposed models are confirmed by the experiments on the Raman and absorption spectra of th e fullerene aqueous solution. The additional study of the structure of C-60 fullerene aggregates in the dry layer on the support (dielectric/semicondu ctor) is also performed.