- Section  (endohistal nano-fullers) 

Structural change in   electrically conductive C60  (endohistal nanofullers). 

Researcher  and author: Dr.   (   Afshin Rashid)



Note: Buckyballs can return to their original shape when compressed and rotate at a very surprising speed. Fullerenes are the constituent particles of buckyballs in conductive carbon nanotubes.

Fullerenes are nanometer-sized molecules that, in their simplest form,  form 60 carbon atoms of a graphite layer with a three-dimensional structure.  60 Unlike diamond and graphite, whose molecules are continuous, fullerenes are closed molecules: they are like C60 and... (60) fullerenes, which are also called buckyball and buckytube, include nanotubes, nanofibers, fullerene has a structure similar to graphite, but instead of completely hexagonal sections, carbon atoms  are placed in the vertices of the 5th or 7th polygons.

Carbon nanotubes are one of the most important and widely used carbon structures. They have unique properties and characteristics. In addition to being very strong, carbon nanotubes also have good flexibility and twistability. One of their applications is composite. The most important property of nanotubes is their electrical conductivity, which varies depending on the arrangement of atoms. They are cylindrical molecules with open or closed ends.

The structure of nanotubes is like a rolled sheet of graphite. To better understand the nanotube structure, consider a graphite layer. Atoms that are placed in a row with (m,n) which represents the coordinates of a point in the plane. so that the n coordinate is related to the column of atoms and the m coordinate is related to the row of atoms. As we know, to make a tube from a plate, it is enough to place one point of the plate on another point. A nanotube is like a graphite sheet shaped like a tube. Depending on how the two ends of the graphite sheet are connected to each other, we will have different types of nanotubes.

Conclusion : 

Buckyballs can, when compressed, return to their original shape and rotate at a very surprising speed. Fullerenes are the constituent particles of buckyballs in conductive carbon nanotubes.

  • Researcher  and author: Dr.   (   Afshin Rashid)

  • Specialized doctorate in nano-microelectronics