Fullerene

About: Fullerene is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 12723 publications have been published within this topic receiving 359173 citations.

Stable Colloidal Dispersions of Fullerenes in Polar Organic Solvents

Abstract: Colloidal dispersions of C60 and C70 were prepared by simply mixing a fullerene solution in a good solvent with a poor polar organic solvent for fullerenes. The process was very easy and fast and the formation of particles with average diameter in the colloidal range was detected immediately after the components were mixed. The formation and the properties of the fullerene particles were studied mainly with dynamic light scattering and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The most interesting findings are the long-term colloid stability of the samples in the absence of any stabilizers, the relatively narrow size distribution, and the different average sizes of the particles formed by C60, C70, and their mixtures. The influence of various factors such as fullerene concentration, mixing procedure, solvent properties, and C60/C70 ratio was investigated. It is shown that the smaller particles are formed when the total fullerene concentration in the good solvent is decreased and that the fullerene...

Facile synthesis of highly water-soluble fullerenes more than half-covered by hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: Using a novel hydrogen peroxide heating method, we synthesized milky white, water-soluble polyhydroxylated fullerenes (fullerenols) with 36-40 hydroxyl groups (estimated average) along with 8-9 secondary bound water molecules. The fullerenols exhibited high water solubility up to 58.9 mg/mL in a neutral (pH = 7) condition. Dynamic light scattering analysis showed a high dispersion property, to give a narrow particle size distribution within 0.7-2.0 nm.

Electronic Correlation Effects and Superconductivity in Doped Fullerenes

Abstract: A theory of the electronic properties of doped fullerenes is proposed in which electronic correlation effects within single fullerene molecules play a central role, and qualitative predictions are made which, if verified, would support this hypothesis. Depending on the effective intrafulllerene electron-electron repulsion and the interfullerene hopping amplitudes (which should depend on the dopant species, among other things), the calculations indicate the possibilities of singlet superconductivity and ferromagnetism.

Endohedral metal atoms in pristine and functionalized fullerene cages.

Abstract: Fullerene, an allotropic form of carbon made up of spherical molecules formed from pentagonal and hexagonal rings, was first discovered in 1985. Because fullerenes have spacious inner cavities, atoms and clusters can be encapsulated inside the fullerene cages to form endohedral fullerenes. In particular, the unique structural and electronic properties of endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), where metal atoms are encapsulated within the fullerene, have attracted wide interest from physicists and chemists as well as materials scientists and biologists. The remarkable characteristics of these molecules originate in the electron transfer from the encapsulated metal atoms to the carbon cage. The positions and movements of the encapsulated metal atoms are important determinants of the chemical and physical properties of EMFs. In this Account, we specifically describe the positions and dynamic behavior of the metal atoms encapsulated in pristine and functionalized fullerene cages. First, we examined whether the ...