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Diamond from fullerenes
Author(s) -
Regueiro Manuelnúñez
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19920040615
Subject(s) - fullerene , buckminsterfullerene , materials science , diamond , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , synthetic diamond , engineering physics , physics , composite material , composite number , quantum mechanics
Buckminsterfullerene has been enjoying intense attention from physicists and chemists alike in an attempt to modify and examine it in every possible way. Realistic applications for this form of carbon are, however, few and far between. Recently a group based in Grenoble have shown that it is possible to convert C 60 (see Figure) into diamoned. The process and its consequences are discussed.