Fullerene molecules

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Molecule
Allotrope of carbon
gptkbp:alternativeName Buckyballs
Buckytubes
Fullerenes
gptkbp:application Electronics
Materials science
Pharmaceuticals
Antioxidants
Lubricants
Solar cells
Superconductors
gptkbp:band sp2 hybridized carbon
gptkbp:CASNumber 99685-96-8 (C60)
gptkbp:category Nanomaterial
Carbon nanostructure
gptkbp:color Brownish-black
gptkbp:composedOf Carbon atoms
gptkbp:contains Hexagonal rings
Pentagonal rings
gptkbp:crystalSystem Face-centered cubic (C60)
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Richard_Smalley
gptkb:Robert_Curl
gptkb:Harold_Kroto
gptkb:Sean_O'Brien
gptkb:James_Heath
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1985
gptkbp:electricalConductivity Semiconductor
gptkbp:example gptkb:C70
gptkb:C60
C76
C84
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Soot
Interstellar space
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fullerene molecules
gptkbp:IUPACName gptkb:Fullerene
gptkbp:magnetType Diamagnetic
gptkbp:meltingPoint ~600°C (sublimes)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Buckminster_Fuller
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:1996_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:oxidationStates 0
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Graphene
Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanohorns
Carbon onions
gptkbp:shape Cylindrical
Spherical
Tubular
Ellipsoidal
gptkbp:solubility Soluble in organic solvents
gptkbp:structure Hollow
Closed cage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:synergetic_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7