C 60 carbon cages

Arrangements of carbon atoms in cage-like structures with no dangling bonds are considered as possible novel allotropic forms of carbon. Five different C 60 cages, having certain favorable structural characteristics, are identified. Quantitative resonance-theoretic calculations are made and compared...

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Published inChemical physics letters Vol. 130; no. 3; pp. 203 - 207
Main Authors Schmalz, T.G., Seitz, W.A., Klein, D.J., Hite, G.E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 03.10.1986
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Summary:Arrangements of carbon atoms in cage-like structures with no dangling bonds are considered as possible novel allotropic forms of carbon. Five different C 60 cages, having certain favorable structural characteristics, are identified. Quantitative resonance-theoretic calculations are made and compared to simpe Hückel results. The favored structure is found to be the so-called Buckminsterfullerene structure.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/0009-2614(86)80455-9