Pr@C₈₂ Metallofullerene: Calculated Isomeric Populations by Zdeněk Slanina, Filip Uhlík, Takeshi Akasaka, Xing Lu, Ludwik Adamowicz

“…Relative equilibrium populations of the five lowest-energy isolated-pentagon-rule (IPR) isomeric structures of Pr@C<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>82</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> under high-temperature fullerene synthesis conditions were calculated with the Gibbs energy terms based on molecular characteristics derived using density functional theory (DFT) treatments (B3LYP/6-31+G<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>*</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>∼SDD energetics and B3LYP/6-31G<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mo>*</mo></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>∼SDD entropy). …”
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Carbon-Based Nanocomposites as Fenton-Like Catalysts in Wastewater Treatment Applications: A Review by Ling Xin, Jiwei Hu, Yiqiu Xiang, Caifang Li, Liya Fu, Qiuhua Li, Xionghui Wei

“…Graphene and carbon nanotube possess a distinctive mechanical strength, flexibility, electrical and thermal conductivity and a very large specific surface area, which can work as an excellent carrier to disperse the catalyst and prevent its agglomeration. Fullerene can synergize with iron-based materials to promote the reaction of hydroxyl groups with organic pollutants and enhance the catalytic effect. …”
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Recent advances in in silico design and characterization of superalkali-based materials and their potential applications: A review by Sarvesh Kumar Pandey, Elangannan Arunan, Ratnesh Das, Atish Roy, Arunesh Kumar Mishra

“…Additionally, this report unravels the first-order polarizability-based nonlinear optical (NLO) response features of numerous computationally designed novel superalkali-based materials, for instance, fullerene-like mixed-superalkali-doped B12N12 and B12P12 nanoclusters with good UV transparency and mixed-valent superalkali-based CaN3Ca (a high-sensitivity alkali-earth-based aromatic multi-state NLO molecular switch, and lead-founded halide perovskites designed by incorporating superalkalis, supersalts, and so on) which can indeed be used as a new kind of electronic nanodevice used in designing hi-tech NLO materials. …”
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Enhancement of short/medium-range order and thermal conductivity in ultrahard sp 3 amorphous carbon by C70 precursor by Yuchen Shang, Mingguang Yao, Zhaodong Liu, Rong Fu, Longbiao Yan, Long Yang, Zhongyin Zhang, Jiajun Dong, Chunguang Zhai, Xuyuan Hou, Liting Fei, GuanJie Zhang, Jianfeng Ji, Jie Zhu, He Lin, Bertil Sundqvist, Bingbing Liu

“…Here we show that the structures and physical properties of sp 3 amorphous carbon can be modified by changing the concentration of carbon pentagons and hexagons in the fullerene precursor from the topological transition point of view. …”
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Prediction of Strong Transversal s(TE) Exciton–Polaritons in C₆₀ Thin Crystalline Films by Vito Despoja, Leonardo Marušić

“…We show that a thin fullerene C<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>60</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> crystalline film (consisting of <i>N</i> C<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>60</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> single layers) deposited on an Al<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>O<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>3</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> dielectric surface supports strong evanescent s(TE)-polarized exciton–polariton. …”
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Photo-Responsive Carbon Capture over Metalloporphyrin-C60 Metal-Organic Frameworks via Charge-Transfer by Shi-Chao Qi, Zhen Sun, Zhi-Hui Yang, Yun-Jie Zhao, Jia-Xin Li, Xiao-Qin Liu, Lin-Bing Sun

“…Here, a methodology to fabricate nondeforming photo-responsive sorbents is successfully exploited. With C60-fullerene doping in metalloporphyrin metal-organic frameworks (PCN-M, M = Fe, Co, or Ni) and intensively interacting with the metalloporphyrin sites, effective charge-transfer can be achieved over the metalloporphyrin-C60 architectures once excited by the light at 350 to 780 nm. …”
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About the influence of carbon nanomaterials on the properties of cement and concrete by URKHANOVA Larisa A., LKHASARANOV Solbon A., BUYANTUEV Sergey L, KUZNETSOVA Anastasia Yu.

“…Under the action of plasma arc from the electrode material and coal supplied for the gasification, carbon nanomaterials – fullerene-containing soot are formed simultaneously in one apparatus. …”
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A Donor Polymer with a Good Compromise between Efficiency and Sustainability for Organic Solar Cells by Marta Penconi, Gabriele Bianchi, Andrea Nitti, Alberto Savoini, Chiara Carbonera, Dario Pasini, Riccardo Po, Silvia Luzzati

“…PBDT3T features a relatively wide optical bandgap and a deep highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO), meeting the requirements for suitable donor material in both fullerene and nonfullerene‐based solar cells. PBDT3T is studied in binary and ternary blend, using PC71BM and ITIC as acceptors. …”
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Ternary Planar Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells Based on the Ternary Active Layers: α-6T/AlPcCl/C₆₀ by Hajar Ftouhi, Hind Lamkaouane, Mustapha Diani, Guy Louarn, Ludovic Arzel, Jean-Christian Bernède, Mohammed Addou, Linda Cattin

“…Ternary planar heterojunction organic solar cells (PHJ-OPVs) were fabricated using three organic small molecules, alpha-sexithiophene (α-6T), aluminum phthalocyanine chloride (AlPcCl) and fullerene (C₆₀). These molecules can be easily sublimated under a vacuum; they have complementary optical absorption spectra and their energy band structure alignment is favorable for electronic charge transfers. …”
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Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Conjugated Random Terpolymers Enable High‐Performance Small and Large‐Area Organic Solar Cells Using Halogen‐Free Solvent by Zia Ur Rehman, Muhammad Haris, Seung Un Ryu, Muhammad Jahankhan, Chang Eun Song, Hang Ken Lee, Sang Kyu Lee, Won Suk Shin, Taiho Park, Jong‐Cheol Lee

“…Abstract The advancement of non‐fullerene acceptors with crescent‐shaped geometry has led to the need for polymer donor improvements. …”
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T = 4 Icosahedral HIV-1 Capsid As an Immunogenic Vector for HIV-1 V3 Loop Epitope Display by Zhiqing Zhang, Maozhou He, Shimeng Bai, Feng Zhang, Jie Jiang, Qingbing Zheng, Shuangquan Gao, Xiaodong Yan, Shaowei Li, Ying Gu, Ningshao Xia

“…The HIV-1 mature capsid (CA) assumes an amorphous, fullerene conical configuration due to its high flexibility. …”
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Structure-Property Relationships in Graphene-Based Strain and Pressure Sensors for Potential Artificial Intelligence Applications by Zewei Luo, Xiaotong Hu, Xiyue Tian, Chen Luo, Hejun Xu, Quanling Li, Qianhao Li, Jian Zhang, Fei Qiao, Xing Wu, V. E. Borisenko, Junhao Chu

“…The sensing materials are classified into four structures including 0D fullerene, 1D fiber, 2D film, and 3D porous structures. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Cubene Crystals by Leysan Kh. Galiakhmetova, Igor S. Pavlov, Ayrat M. Bayazitov, Igor V. Kosarev, Sergey V. Dmitriev

“…A molecular crystal based on fullerenes is called fullerite. In this work, based on relaxational molecular dynamics, two fullerites based on cubenes are described for the first time, one of which belongs to the cubic system, and the other to the triclinic system. …”
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New functional polymers for sensors, smart materials and solar cells by Lobez Comeras, Jose Miguel

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Antibacterial activity of carbon nanomaterials by Liu, Shaobin

“…Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), including graphene based materials, carbon nanotubes and fullerene, have been intensively studied in recent years because of their unique properties and various potential applications. …”
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TmCN@C₈₂: Monometallic Clusterfullerene Encapsulating a Tm³⁺ Ion by Huichao Zhang, Jinpeng Xin, Huaimin Jin, Wenhao Xiang, Muqing Chen, Yang-Rong Yao, Shangfeng Yang

“…Metal cyanide clusterfullerenes (CYCFs) are formed via the encapsulation of a single metal atom and a cyanide unit inside fullerene cages, endowing them with excellent properties in various applications. …”
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VCAM-1 Targeted Lipopolyplexes as Vehicles for Efficient Delivery of shRNA-Runx2 to Osteoblast-Differentiated Valvular Interstitial Cells; Implications in Calcific Valve Disease Tr... by Geanina Voicu, Daniela Rebleanu, Cristina Ana Mocanu, Gabriela Tanko, Ionel Droc, Cristina Mariana Uritu, Mariana Pinteala, Ileana Manduteanu, Maya Simionescu, Manuela Calin

“…Previously, we have demonstrated that the osteoblastic phenotypic shift of cultured VIC is impeded by Runx2 silencing using fullerene (C60)-polyethyleneimine (PEI)/short hairpin (sh)RNA-Runx2 (shRunx2) polyplexes. …”
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Actinide-lanthanide single electron metal-metal bond formed in mixed-valence di-metallofullerenes by Yingjing Yan, Laura Abella, Rong Sun, Yu-Hui Fang, Yannick Roselló, Yi Shen, Meihe Jin, Antonio Rodríguez-Fortea, Coen de Graaf, Qingyu Meng, Yang-Rong Yao, Luis Echegoyen, Bing-Wu Wang, Song Gao, Josep M. Poblet, Ning Chen

“…Crystallographic characterization unambiguously confirmed that Th and Y or Dy are encapsulated inside variably sized fullerene carbon cages. The ESR study of ThY@D 3h (5)-C78 shows a doublet as expected for an unpaired electron interacting with Y, and a SQUID magnetometric study of ThDy@D 3h (5)-C78 reveals a high-spin ground state for the whole molecule. …”
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Fullerenol C₆₀(OH)₃₆ Protects the Antioxidant Enzymes in Human Erythrocytes against Oxidative Damage Induced by High-Energy Electrons by Jacek Grebowski, Paulina Kazmierska-Grebowska, Natalia Cichon, Anna Konarska, Marian Wolszczak, Grzegorz Litwinienko

“…Water-soluble derivatives of fullerene exhibit antiradical and antioxidant properties, and these compounds are regarded as potential candidates for radioprotectors. …”
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Rational molecular and device design enables organic solar cells approaching 20% efficiency by Jiehao Fu, Qianguang Yang, Peihao Huang, Sein Chung, Kilwon Cho, Zhipeng Kan, Heng Liu, Xinhui Lu, Yongwen Lang, Hanjian Lai, Feng He, Patrick W. K. Fong, Shirong Lu, Yang Yang, Zeyun Xiao, Gang Li

“…In this work, guided by theoretical calculation, we present a rational design of non-fullerene acceptor o-BTP-eC9, with distinct photoelectric properties compared to benchmark BTP-eC9. o-BTP-eC9 based device has uplifted charge transfer state, therefore significantly reducing the energy loss by 41 meV and showing excellent power conversion efficiency of 18.7%. …”
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