The Fullerenes: New Horizons for the Chemistry, Physics and Astrophysics of Carbon

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511622946

In 1985, Buckminsterfullerene (fullerene-60) C60 was discovered serendipitously during graphite laser vaporisation experiments designed to simulate the chemistry in a red giant carbon star. The molecule was isolated for the first time in macroscopic amounts in 1990, a breakthrough which triggered an explosion of research into its chemical and physical properties. The fullerenes hold great potential for material science applications, such as semiconductors and microscopic engineering, and as new compounds for pharmaceuticals, polymers and the chemical industry. In October 1992, a Discussion Meeting of the Royal Society entitled A Post-Buckminsterfullerene View of the Chemistry, Physics and Astrophysics of Carbon, organised by H. W. Kroto, A. L. Makay, G. Turner and D. R. M. Walton, was held to celebrate this exciting advance. The scientists who played key roles in the discovery and who are currently uncovering fascinating problems and the implications of this elegant molecule presented the papers published in this book.

"...a thin yet substantial volume. History and current research and related fields, including even a chapter on architecture, come together in this book." Istvan Hargittal, The Chemical Intelligencer

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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pp vii-viii
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The evolution of the football structure for the C60 molecule: a retrospective
pp 1-8
- By E. Ōsawa, Department of Knowledge-based Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi 441, Japan, H. W. Kroto, P. W. Fowler, E. Wasserman
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Dreams in a charcoal fire: predictions about giant fullerenes and graphite nanotubes
pp 9-18
- By David E. H. Jones, Physical Chemistry Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, U.K., E. Wasserman, E. J. Applewhite, H. W. Kroto, S. Iijima, R. C. Haddon, C. T. Pillinger
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On the formation of the fullerenes
pp 19-32
- By R. F. Curl, Chemistry Department and Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, U.S.A., R. C. Haddon
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Production and discovery of fullerites: new forms of crystalline carbon
pp 33-38
- By Wolfgang Kråtschmer, Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik, 6900 Heidelberg, P.O. Box 103980, Germany, Donald R. Huffman, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, U.SA., M. Jura, S. Leach
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Systematics of fullerenes and related clusters
pp 39-52
- By P. W. Fowler, Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K., R. F. Curl, J. N. Murrell
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The fullerenes: powerful carbon-based electron acceptors
pp 53-62
- By R. C. Haddon, AT & T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974-0636, U.S.A., R. E. Palmer, H. W. Kroto, P. A. Sermon
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The carbon-bearing material in the outflows from luminous carbon-rich stars
pp 63-72
- By M. Jura, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, U.SA., A. S. Webster, R. C. Haddon, E. Wasserman
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Elemental carbon as interstellar dust
pp 73-86
- By C. T. Pillinger, Planetary Sciences Unit, Department of Earth Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, U.K., H. W. Kroto, R. C. Haddon, S. Iijima, S. Leach
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The pattern of additions to fullerenes
pp 87-102
- By R. Taylor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, Sussex, U.K., E. Wasserman, R. C. Haddon, H. W. Kroto
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Pollyynes and the formation of fullerenes
pp 103-112
- By H. W. Kkoto, D. R. M. Walton, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K., D. E. H. Jones, R. C. Haddon
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Hypothetical graphite structures with negative gaussian curvature
pp 113-128
- By A. L. MacKay, H. Terrones, Department of Crystallography, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC 1 E 7HX, U.K., P. W. Fowler
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Fullerenes as an example of basic research in industry
pp 129-132
- By E. Wasserman, Central Research and Development, The Du Pont Company, Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0328, U.S.A.
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Deltahedral views of fullerene polymorphism
pp 133-144
- By Donald L. D. Caspar, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center and Department of Physics, Braideis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9110, U.S.A.
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Geodesic domes and fullerenes
pp 145-154
- By T. Tarnai, Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Budapest, Budapest, Muegyetem rkp 3, H-1521 Hungary, S. Iijima, J. P. Hare, P. W. Fowler
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

The evolution of the football structure for the C60 molecule: a retrospective
pp 1-8

Dreams in a charcoal fire: predictions about giant fullerenes and graphite nanotubes
pp 9-18

On the formation of the fullerenes
pp 19-32

Production and discovery of fullerites: new forms of crystalline carbon
pp 33-38

Systematics of fullerenes and related clusters
pp 39-52

The fullerenes: powerful carbon-based electron acceptors
pp 53-62

The carbon-bearing material in the outflows from luminous carbon-rich stars
pp 63-72

Elemental carbon as interstellar dust
pp 73-86

The pattern of additions to fullerenes
pp 87-102

Pollyynes and the formation of fullerenes
pp 103-112

Hypothetical graphite structures with negative gaussian curvature
pp 113-128

Fullerenes as an example of basic research in industry
pp 129-132

Deltahedral views of fullerene polymorphism
pp 133-144

Geodesic domes and fullerenes
pp 145-154

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