Fullerenes are the third allotropic form of carbon material (after graphite and diamond). The original discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, a C60 spherical allotrope of carbon made it possible the understanding of nature and properties of fullerenes, particularly their use in synthetic chemistry and as electron acceptors, radical scavengers, non-linear optical limiters, and in many other applications. Fullerenes are a class of closed-cage carbon molecule, Cn, characteristically containing 12 pentagons and a variable number of hexagons. Fullerenes composed of less than 300 carbon atoms, or endohedral fullerenes, are commonly known as "buckyballs", and include the most common fullerene, buckminsterfullerene, C60. Giant fullerenes, or fullerenes with more than 300 carbon atoms, include single-shelled or multi-shelled carbon structures and nanotubes. Nanostructured carbon materials including fullerenes, nanotubes and their chemical derivatives have applications in the following areas.
• In the production of solar cells, fuel cells, hydrogen etc.,
• In extending service life, limiting the use of exotic materials, for energy efficiency
• In catalysis and separation to get clean water and air
• In the preparation of anti-oxidants, radical scavengers, skin-care, photodynamic therapy etc.,
High Quality Fullerenes and their Derivatives are available from Materials Technologies Research, USA in the following range and in other forms from others.
High Purity Fullerene C60 with purity 99.0+% to 99.95+%
Sublimed C60 99.99%
High Purity Fullerene C70 with purity 98.0+% to 99.50+%
Sublimed C70 99.0+% & Sublimed C70 99.50+%
High-order Fullerene mixture ( incl. C76, C78, C82 )
Isotopically C13 Enriched Fullerenes C60 & C70
Endohedral Metallofullerene Gd@C82, La@C82
Halogenated Fullerenes: C60Br24, C60Cl6, C60F36, C60Cl24, C60Cl30
Water soluble C60(OH)n ( Fullerenols ) - A highly Water-Soluble Metallated form of Fullerenols
Water soluble AminoAcids Derivatives of C60
Organic Functionalization of Fullerenes
Organic Derivatives of Fullerenes: Fulleropyrrolidines, Methanofullerenes, Aminofullerenes