Structures, stabilities, aromaticity, and electronic properties of C 66 fullerene isomers, anions (C662-, C 66 4-, C66 6-), and metallofullerenes (Sc2@C66)

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Cui, Yan Hong ^a,b   Tian, Wei Quan ^a   Feng, Ji Kang ^a   Chen, De Li ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aromaticity; Charging; Doping; Fullerene; Metallofullerene; Nanostructures; Relative stability

Indexed keywords

AROMATIZATION; CHARGING (FURNACE); DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FULLERENES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SCANDIUM;

AROMATICITIES; FULLERENE CAGES; FULLERENE ISOMERS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; METALLOFULLERENES; RELATIVE STABILITIES; STABLE ISOMERS;

ISOMERS;

EID: 77956729429     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9651-9     Document Type: Article

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