Fullerene C60, being a carbon allotrope, offers numerous unique qualities that are advantageous for energy storage applications, such as accurate structure, adjustable derivatization, high solubility, ...

Researchers in China have designed an organic solar cell the uses an acceptor based on selenium as an alternative to commonly utilized non-fullerene acceptors. The new acceptor enabled the cell to ...

Kyoto University. "Flat fullerene fragments attractive to electrons." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 5 June 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 06 / 230601160208.htm>.

More information: Xiao-Qing Guo et al, Low-symmetry coordination cages enable recognition specificity and selective enrichment of higher fullerene isomers, Nature Synthesis (2025).

Russian scientists have synthesized a new ultra-hard material consisting of scandium containing carbon. It consists of polymerized fullerene molecules with scandium and carbon atoms inside. The ...