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Fullerene
- Focus issue:
- November 2010 Volume 9, No 11
The discovery of C60 — a molecular allotrope of carbon — marked a pivotal moment in the field of nanotechnology. Twenty-five years on, carbon remains the element of choice for simple but functional materials.
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Editorial
Awesome allotropy - p867
doi:10.1038/nmat2895
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Commentaries
The era of carbon allotropes - pp868 - 871
Andreas Hirsch
doi:10.1038/nmat2885
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Green carbon as a bridge to renewable energy - pp871 - 874
James M. Tour, Carter Kittrell & Vicki L. Colvin
doi:10.1038/nmat2887
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