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Fullerenes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

M.S. Dresselhaus
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
G. Dresselhaus
Affiliation:
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
P.C. Eklund
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506

Abstract

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A review of the structure and properties of fullerenes is presented. Emphasis is given to their behavior as molecular solids. The structure and property modifications produced by alkali-metal doping are summarized, including modification to the electronic structure, lattice modes, transport, and optical properties. Particular emphasis is given to the alkali-metal-doped fullerenes because of their importance as superconductors. A review of the structure and properties of fullerene-based graphene tubules is also given, including a model for their one-dimensional electronic band structure. Potential applications for fullerene-based materials are suggested.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993