Product Name:    Fullerene C60

Synonyms:    C60[60 Fullerene;fuleixi;FULLERENE;Fullerene - C60, min. 99% (Buckminsterfullerene);FULLERENE;FULLERENE;C60 Fullerene 99.9%;Fullerene ,99.5%

CAS:    99685-96-8

MF:    C60

MW:    720.64

EINECS:    205-105-7

Product Categories:    olde Materials;OTFT/OFET/OPV Materials;C60 & C70;Organic Semiconducting Materials;Functional Materials;metal or element;99685-96-8

Fullerenes are molecules that composed entirely of carbon. They are similar in structure to graphite, which is composed of a sheet of linked hexagonal and pentagonal rings that prevent the sheet from being planar. Each carbon atom on the surface of fullerenes is bonded to three carbon neighbors, therefore, is sp2 hybridized. Fullerenes are in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, and many other shapes.  Spherical fullerenes C60, the first fullerene molecule manufactured in 1985, is named as buckminsterfullerene, resembles the balls used in football. Cylindrical fullerenes are known as carbon nanotubes (CNTs). As the discovery of fullerenes came after buckminsterfullerene, the shortened name “fullerene” is used to refer to the family of fullerenes, of which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to three others.