Crystal Structure of Fullerene C₆₀ & C₇₀ – A Theoretical Approach

Dr. Vaibhav Jain

Associate Professor, Physics Department, DAV (PG) College, Bulandshahr, UP, India.

Crystal structure of fullerene C₆₀ and C₇₀ with the help of Raman Spectra were studied by many scientists earlier. Particularly Raman Spectroscopy is well suited to detect small changes in structural morphology of carbon nano materials making it an indispensable tool for many materials with carbon nanostructures. Structure of fullerene C₆₀ and C₇₀ lead to interesting application possibilities. Derivatives of C₆₀ and C₇₀, such as buckyball clusters, nanotubes, megatubes, polymers, nano onions and fullerene rings have many interesting applications which made fullerenes as an active field of research.

Keywords: Fullerene, Raman Spectra, Buckminsterfullerene.

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