Synthesis, separation, and molecular structures of endohedral fullerenes

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1079-1094

  Yang, Shangfeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cluster; Electronic structure; Endohedral fullerenes; Fullerenes; Isomer; Lanthanide; Molecular structure; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIDES; TRAPPED IONS;

ATOM CLUSTERS; CLUSTER; CLUSTERFULLERENES; ELECTRONIC.STRUCTURE; ENDOHEDRAL FULLERENE; ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES; ENDOHEDRAL STRUCTURE; ENDOHEDRALS; FULLERENE CAGES; SYMMETRY;

FULLERENES;

EID: 84862548118     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212800564330     Document Type: Review

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