Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan have discovered the properties that enhance the efficiency of tin-based ...

What is C60? C60 is the most common fullerene, made up of 60 carbon atoms that form a structure that looks like a hollow soccer ball.

C60 Buckyballs C60, commonly known as Buckminsterfullerene or simply “buckyball,” is a molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a hollow sphere, resembling a soccer ball in structure. This ...

Ruoff said, “In this particular effort, Prof. Zhu and team at USTC used a potent electron transfer agent (α-Li 3 N) to drive the formation of a new type of carbon by starting with crystalline ...

This new form of carbon was produced using C60 fullerene (buckminsterfullerene, also called ‘buckyball molecules’) powder, as base material.

Fullerene C60, being a carbon allotrope, offers numerous unique qualities that are advantageous for energy storage applications, such as accurate structure, adjustable derivatization, high solubility, ...

In this study, electronic and optical properties of the fullerene (C60) and the C60 with a Lithium atom inside (Li@C60) were investigated using the density functional theory calculations (DFT). We ...