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Trimetallic Nitride Endohedral Fullerenes: Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the M 3 N 6+ @C 2 n 6− model
Author(s) -
Chaur Manuel N.,
Valencia Ramón,
RodríguezFortea Antonio,
Poblet Josep M.,
Echegoyen Luis
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200802777
Subject(s) - endohedral fullerene , fullerene , nitride , ionic bonding , metal , carbon fibers , graphitic carbon nitride , materials science , crystallography , computational chemistry , atomic physics , chemistry , nanotechnology , ion , physics , metallurgy , organic chemistry , composite number , layer (electronics) , photocatalysis , composite material , catalysis
Size doesn't matter : Metallic nitride endohedral fullerenes (MNEFs) exhibit redox properties that are not dependent on the size of the carbon cage, but on its electronic properties. These findings support the ionic model of MNEFs.