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Geometrical and Electronic Rules in Fullerene‐Based Compounds
Author(s) -
Gan LiHua,
An Jie,
Pan FuSheng,
Chang Qing,
Liu ZuoHua,
Tao ChangYuan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.201100020
Subject(s) - fullerene , buckminsterfullerene , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , materials science , computational chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
The discovery of buckminsterfullerene C 60 opened up a new scientific area and stimulated the development of nanoscience and nanotechnology directly. Fullerene science has since emerged to include fullerenes, endohedral fullerenes (mainly metallofullerenes), exofullerenes, and carbon nanotubes as well. Herein, we look back at the development of fullerene science from the perspective of epistemology by highlighting the proposed main rules or criteria for understanding and predicting the structures and stability of fullerene‐based compounds. We also point out that a rule or criterion may contribute significantly to the corresponding discipline and suggest that two unsolved issues in fullerene science are the addition patterns of fullerene derivatives and the structures and stability of nonclassical fullerenes.