buckyball, fullerene, buckminsterfullerene, carbon soot, metalofullerenes, nanotubes, endohedral crystals, single crystals

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Fullerenes / Buckyballs

• Fullerene / Buckyball Synonyms:

Buckyball, fullerene,buckminsterfullerene, metalofullerenes, carbon soot, nanotubes,  and buckytubes.

• Fullerene / Buckyball Designations:

Chemical Name: Carbon

Chemical Formula: C₆₀, C₇₀

• Fullerene / Buckyball Description:

Discovered in 1985 by Messrs. R. Smalley, R. Curl and H. Kroto. Another group of chemists in Germany had produced pure fullerenes in 1980. Large clusters or aggregates of carbon molecules that are spherical or roughly spherical in shape. A carbon atom sits at each vertex of a buckyball, bonding with three of its neighbors. Fullerenes are transparent over a wide spectral range extending from the mid-infrared throughout the visible. They possess a high thermal and oxidative stability compared to many other organic materials. Extremely resilient and relatively impervious to damage. They do not react with corrosive compounds and are capable of absorbing and releasing electrons without being harmed or change.

• Fullerene / Buckyball Typical Chemical Properties Available:

98.0+% to 99.9+%

• Fullerene / Buckyball Physical Properties Available:

Nanometer-sized agglomerated clusters

• Fullerene / Buckyball Approximate Physical Constants:

buckyball, fullerene, buckminsterfullerene, carbon soot, metalofullerenes, nanotubes, endohedral crystals, single crystals

• Fullerene / Buckyball Developing Applications:

Artificial diamonds
Antibacterial material
Battery chemicals
Battery components
Catalysts
Cosmetics
Diamond film nucleation
Dyes
Electrodes
Electronics coatings
Fuel cells
Industrial diamond abrasives
Lubricant additive
Medical antioxidants
Optical limiters
Pharmaceuticals
Photorefractive polymers
Photovoltaic polymers
Pigments
Plastic and polymer additives
Plastic transistors
Rubber additives
Semiconductor processing
Sensors
SiC films
Specialty carbon black
Superconductors

• Fullerene / Buckyball Packaging:

Jars, pails & drums

• Fullerene / Buckyball TSCA (SARA Title III) Status:

a) Listed

b) For further information please call the E.P.A. at 1.202.554.1404

c) Suggestion: See an article in the December 2005 issue of Biophysical Journal

• Fullerene / Buckyball CAS Number:

115383-22-7 and 7782-42-5

• Fullerene / Buckyball UN Number:

1325

 

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