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Electrochemical route allows for synthesis of giant fullerenes at lower cost, less environmental impact

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" in Italy has synthesized fullerenes and hollow spherical graphene ...
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Notable Thermal and Mechanical Properties of New Hybrid Nanostructures

Carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), fullerenes, and graphene receive a great deal of attention today due to their unique physical properties. A new study explores the potential ...
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Discovery of new form of carbon, called long-range ordered porous carbon (LOPC)

The most well-known forms of carbon include graphite and diamond, but there are other more exotic nanoscale allotropes of carbon as well. These include graphene and fullerenes, which are sp2 ...
Nanowerk

Carbon Nanomaterials: Versatile Building Blocks for Nanotechnology

Carbon nanotubes are cylindrical structures made of rolled-up graphene sheets. They can be single-walled (SWCNTs), with a diameter of around 1 nm, or multi-walled (MWCNTs), with diameters ranging from ...
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Electrochemical route allows for the synthesis of giant fullerenes at a lower cost and with less environmental impact

A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” in Italy has synthesized fullerenes and hollow spherical graphene ...