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C70 Fullerene

Fullerenes are spherical, cagelike molecules consisting of annelated carbon five - and six rings.

Chemical Formula: C₇₀

Layman's explanation: Fullerenes are cage like, hollow molecules composed of hexagonal and pentagonal groups of carbon atoms and constitute together with carbon nanotubes the third and youngest form that elemental carbon occurs in; the other two being diamond and graphite. The name Fullerene was given to commemorate the American inventor, architect and philosopher Richard Buckminster Fuller (1895 - 1993) who designed constructions built from pentagons and hexagons. The smallest known fullerene is C60. Fullerenes have potential applications as super- and semiconductors and in material science. In the natural environment, fullerenes can be found for example in Shunga/Russia, New Zealand and Sudbury/Canada.

Keywords: carbon

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