Closed network growth of fullerenes.
Paul W. Dunk,Nathan K. Kaiser,Christopher L. Hendrickson,John P. Quinn,Christopher P. Ewels,Yusuke Nakanishi,Yuki Sasaki,Hisanori Shinohara,Alan G. Marshall,Harold W. Kroto +9 more
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The results shed new light on the fundamental processes that govern self-assembly of carbon networks, and the processes that are revealed are likely be involved in the formation of other carbon nanostructures from carbon vapour, such as nanotubes and graphene.Abstract:
The formation mechanisms of fullerenes remain unclear. This study shows that fullerenes self-assemble through a closed network growth mechanism in which atomic carbon and C2 are incorporated into the growing closed cages.read more
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