Advances in Molecular and Supramolecular Fullerene Chemistry

Abstract

In 1996 Sir Harold W. Kroto, Robert F. Curl, and the late Richard E. Smalley received the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the fullerenes. After a decade, these round-shaped carbon allotropes still are a major hot topic in chemical research and additional findings are continuously being reported for applying these three-dimensional molecules for practical purposes.