The Chemical Physics of Fullerenes 10 (and 5) Years Later: The Far-Reaching Impact of the Discovery of C60

ISBN-13: 9789048146918 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 498 str.

W. Andreoni

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This volume contains the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "The Chemical Physics of Fullerenes 10 (and 5) Years Later", which was included in the program of the Enrico Fermi School and held in Varenna, Italy, on June 12-16, 1995. The occasion of the workshop was the lOth birthday of Coo, discovered in molecular beams in the summer of 1985, and the quasi simultaneous 5th anniversary of the synthesis of solid Coo. The motivation, however, was not the celebration of such events, rather the need for a realistic diagnosis of the current situation of fullerene research. The best solution for a constructive discussion was to gather in one place the protagonists of the fullerene adventure from the early discoveries to the present. The NATO Science Committee and the Italian Physical Society have made it possible through their generous financial support and organizational aid, which I wish to acknowledge with special gratitude. Buckminsterfullerene Coo has driven a line of research which, especially after the 1990 discovery, had been considered extremely promising both from the chemistry and material science viewpoints. In spite of this, very recently the funding and support have strongly decreased. Several hopes have been frustrated, and especially that of solid state physicists who hoped to come up with fullerene-based high-Tc superconductors.

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Preface. Past, Present and New Horizons. The 5/10/25th Anniversaries of C60 Buckminsterfullerene: A Sussex Perspective; H.W. Kroto, et al. From Fullerenes to Nanotubes; J.H. Hafner, et al. Carbon Clusters, Fullerene Cages, and Interstellar Matter; W. Krätschmer. Fullerene Soot: Then and Now; D.R. Huffman. Formation and Structural Growth. Downhill on the Fullerene Road: A Mechanism for the Formation of C60; D.E. Manolopoulos, P.W. Fowler. Ion Mobility Studies of the Structures and Isomerization of Gas Phase Carbon and Metal Containing Carbon Clusters; K.B. Shelimov, et al. Physical Properties. Magnetic Field Effects on the Electronic Structure of the Fullerides; R.C. Haddon. Low Energy Electronic Excitations in Solid C60; M. Muccini, C. Taliani. Scanning Tunneling and Local Probe Studies of Fullerenes; J.K. Gimzewski. High Fullerenes and Endohedrals. Trends in Large Fullerenes: Are They Balls or Tubes; Y. Achiba, et al. Fullerenes and Endofullerenes: Model Substances? R.H. Michel, et al. Adding Metal to Carbon: Production and Properties of Metallofullerenes and Single-Layer Nanotubes; D.S. Behune. Theory of (La, Y) Endohedrally Doped Fullerenes: The Past and the Present; W. Andreoni, A. Curioni. Exohedrals. Chlorination and Arylation of [60]- and [70]Fullerenes; P.R. Birkett, et al. Metal Atoms on Fullerene Molecules; U. Zimmermann, et al. Electronic and Steric Factors in the Stability of Proto-Fullerene Hydrocarbons; P.W. Fowler et al. Functionalization. Chemistry and Physics of Fulleroids and Methanofullerenes; F. Wudl, et al. Regioselective Multiple Additions to Buckminsterfullerene;A. Hirsch, et al. Organic Functionalization of Fullerenes: Toward Materials and Biological Applications; M. Prato, et al. Recent Aspects of the Functionalization Chemistry of Buckminsterfullerene (C60: Preparation of New Materials and Compounds of Biological Interest; Y. Rubin. Fullerenes in Polymers: Nonlinear Optical, Photoconductive, and Mechanical Properties; Y. Wang, et al. Intercalated C60 Compounds. Fulleride Superconductors: What We Know and What We Don't Know; J.E. Fischer. Electron Spin Resonance Study of Fullerides and Carbon Nanotubes; O. Chauvet, L. Forró Carbon Nanotubes. Carbon Nanotubes: Past, Present and Future; T.W. Ebbesen. Theoretical Study of the Structure and Electronic Properties of Carbon and BxCyNz Nanotubes; S.G. Louie. Designing Fullerene Materials with Heptagonal and Pentagonal Defects; B.I. Dunlap. Non-Carbon Nanostructures. The Physical Chemistry of Size and Shape on the nm Scale: Beyond the Fullerenes; J.J. Shiang, et al. Nanocrystal Gold Molecules; R.L. Whetten, et al. Subject Index. Author Index.