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Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis and Properties

“…To date, a number of different strategies have been exploited in order to prepare the so-called all-carbon polyfullerenes. Among them, photopolymerization, pressure-induced polymerization, and charge-transfer polymerization mediated by metals are the most widely investigated, even though some other strategies such as electron beam-induced and plasma-induced polymerization , have also been studied.…”

Spherical Aromaticity: Recent Work on Fullerenes, Polyhedral Boranes, and Related Structures

“…A key intermediate in azaheterofullerene chemistry, namely, the C 59 N + carbocation isoelectronic with C 60 , has also been synthesized . Boron-doped C 60 thin films were synthesized by a radiofrequency plasma-assisted vapor deposition technique using C 60 as a precursor . More interestingly, C 48 N 12 , which has a completely filled electron shell with 72 π-electrons (S + P + D + F + G + H MOs), was synthesized as the core shell in cross-linked carbon nitride nanoonions …”

Improved hydrogen storage in Ca-decorated boron heterofullerenes: a theoretical study

“…26,27 Since then, a variety of heterofullerenes with different boron concentrations have been produced on a macroscopic scale. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] We show that incorporating boron stabilizes the Ca-decorated fullerene, and also increases the interaction of hydrogen molecules with this system. The optimal interaction strength can be obtained from the rationalization that follows.…”