Layered footballs: First two-dimensional organic metal made of fullerenes
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 09:32
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since their discovery in the mid 1980s, fullerenes have caused a sensation. The tiny hollow spheres made of 60 carbon atoms, constructed out of pentagons and hexagons like miniature soccer balls, have unusual physical properties. In the meantime, a variety of fullerene-containing materials have been developed.