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PURE FULLERENES
The fullerenes, discovered in 1985 by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rice University (Kroto, et al. C60 Buckminsterfullerene; Nature, 1985, 318,162), are a family of carbon allotropes. Fullerenes are the third allotropic form of carbon material (after graphite and diamond). As individual molecules, fullerenes are about 1 nm in diameter.
Pure Fullerenes:
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