SOLID C-60 - A NEW FORM OF CARBON

被引:6965
作者
KRATSCHMER, W [1 ]
LAMB, LD [1 ]
FOSTIROPOULOS, K [1 ]
HUFFMAN, DR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ARIZONA,DEPT PHYS,TUCSON,AZ 85721
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10.1038/347354a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A new form of pure, solid carbon has been synthesized consisting of a somewhat disordered hexagonal close packing of soccer-ball-shaped C60 molecules. Infrared spectra and X-ray diffraction studies of the molecular packing confirm that the molecules have the anticipated 'fullerene' structure. Mass spectroscopy shows that the C70 molecule is present at levels of a few per cent. The solid-state and molecular properties of C60 and its possible role in interstellar space can now be studied in detail. © 1990 Nature Publishing Group.
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