Fullerene-C60 , Buckyballs

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Buckyballs are also known as C60 molecules, Fullerenes, or Buckminsterfullerene. Buckyballs are molecules made up of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a series of interlocking hexagons and pentagons, forming a structure that looks similar to a soccer ball. C60 is actually a "truncated icosahedron", consisting of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons. It was discovered in 1985 by Professor Sir Harry Kroto, and two Rice University professors, chemists Dr. Richard E. Smalley and Dr. Robert F. Curl Jr., [for which they were jointly awarded the 1996 Nobel Lauriate for chemistry] and, along with Fullerene C70, is the only molecule composed of a single element to form a hollow spheroid, which gives it potential for use in novel drug-delivery systems. Fullerenes are the third major form of pure carbon; graphite and diamond are the other two. Fullerene-C60, a representative of carbon nanocompounds, is suggested to be promising agent for application in photodynamic therapy due to its unique physicochemical properties. Fullerene-C60 probes the intramolecular dynamics of its electron and energy transfer.

High affinity of fullerene core for electron donors determines its ability to be a scavenger of free radicals. On the other hand, C60 molecule is able to absorb effectively UV and visible light with further transition to the first singlet excited state, then to a long-lived triplet excited state and subsequent energy transfer to molecular oxygen-yielding singlet oxygen with quantum yield close to 100%.

A fullerene is an allotrope of carbon whose molecule consists of carbon atoms connected by single and double bonds so as to form a closed or partially closed mesh, with fused rings of five to seven atoms. The molecule may be a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, or many other shapes and sizes. Graphene (isolated atomic layers of graphite), which is a flat mesh of regular hexagonal rings, can be seen as an extreme member of the family. Fullerenes with a closed mesh topology are informally denoted by their empirical formula Cn, often written Cn, where n is the number of carbon atoms. However, for some values of n there may be more than one isomer. The discovery of fullerenes greatly expanded the number of known allotropes of carbon, which had previously been limited to graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon such as soot and charcoal. They have been the subject of intense research, both for their chemistry and for their technological applications, especially in materials science, electronics, and nanotechnology Production Fullerene production generally starts by producing fullerene-rich soot. The original (and still current) method was to send a large electric current between two nearby graphite electrodes in an inert atmosphere. The resulting electric arc vaporizes the carbon into a plasma that then cools into sooty residue. Alternatively, soot is produced by laser ablation of graphite or pyrolysis of aromatic hydrocarbons. Combustion of benzene is the most efficient process, developed at MIT. These processes yield a mixture of various fullerenes and other forms of carbon. The fullerenes are then extracted from the soot using appropriate organic solvents and separated by chromatography. One can obtain milligram quantities of fullerenes with 80 atoms or more.

Synonyms

Buckminsterfullerene; Fullerene60; (C60-Ih)[5,6]Fullerene; [60]fullerene; C6-; Fullerene powder; Footballene; Polyhydroxylated fullerenes, water soluble, Polyhydroxy small gap fullerenes, hydrated, Buckyballs, bucky balls, fullerene C-60, carbon nanoball, buckytubes, buckeytubes

Fullerene-C60 Specification

Size：customized

Purity:2N(99%), 2N5(99.5%),3N(99.9%),3N5(99.95%).

Per your request or drawing

We can customized as required

Properties（Theoretical）

Applications of Fullerene-C60

1. Pharmaceutical: Diagnostic reagents, super drugs, cosmetics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with the developer. DNA affinity
2. Energy: Solar battery, fuel cell, secondary battery.
bioactive materials , memory materials, embedded molecular and other characteristics, composite materials etc.
3. Information industry: Semiconductor record medium, magnetic materials, printing ink, toner, ink, paper special purposes.
4. Electronic parts: Superconducting semiconductor, diodes, transistors, inductor.  ,
5. Optical materials, electronic camera, fluorescence display tube, nonlinear optical materials.
6. Environment: Gas adsorption, gas storage.

7. Industry: Wear resistant material, flame retardant materials, lubricants, polymer additives, high-performance membrane, catalyst,
artificial diamond, hard alloy, electric viscous fluid, ink filters, high-performance coatings, fire retardant coatings, manufacturing

Packing of Fullerene-C60

Standard Packing:

Typical bulk packaging includes palletized plastic 5 gallon/25 kg. pails, fiber and steel drums to 1 ton super sacks in full container (FCL) or truck load (T/L) quantities. Research and sample quantities and hygroscopic, oxidizing or other air sensitive materials may be packaged under argon or vacuum. Solutions are packaged in polypropylene, plastic or glass jars up to palletized 440 gallon liquid totes Special package is available on request.

ATTs’ High Purity Fullerene-C60 is carefully handled to minimize damage during storage and transportation and to preserve the quality of our products in their original condition.

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