Electrochemical survey: The effect of the cage size and structure on the electronic structures of a series of ytterbium metallofullerenes

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 562-567

  Xu, Jianxun ^a   Li, Meixian ^a   Shi, Zujin ^a   Gu, Zhennan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Electronic structure; Metallofullerenes; Voltammetry; Ytterbium

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FULLERENES; YTTERBIUM;

CAGE STRUCTURE; METALLOFULLERENES; VOLTAMMETRY;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 29544435620     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200500210     Document Type: Article

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