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Fullerene-C₆₀

99.5%

• Synonym(s): Buckminsterfullerene
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆₀
• CAS Number: 99685-96-8
• Molecular Weight: 720.64
• Beilstein: 5901022
• MDL number: MFCD00151408
• UNSPSC Code: 12352103
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: 99.5%
• form: crystalline powder
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• mp: >280 °C (lit.)
• solubility: organic solvents: soluble; organic solvents: soluble
• Orbital energy: HOMO 6.1 eV ; LUMO 4.5 eV
• OLED Device Performance: ITO/CuPc/NPD/Alq₃/C₆₀/Mg:Ag;
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 17200 Cd/m²
  ; ITO/NPD/Alq₃/C₆₀/LiF:Al:Ag;
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 7000 Cd/m²
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V
  ; ITO/TPD/Alq₃/C₆₀/LiF/Al/Ag;
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 4000 Cd/m²
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V
• greener alternative category: Enabling,
• SMILES string: c12c3c4c5c1c6c7c8c2c9c%10c3c%11c%12c4c%13c%14c5c%15c6c%16c7c%17c%18c8c9c%19c%20c%10c%11c%21c%22c%12c%13c%23c%24c%14c%15c%25c%16c%26c%17c%27c%18c%19c%28c%20c%21c%29c%22c%23c%30c%24c%25c%26c%31c%27c%28c%29c%30%31
• InChI: 1S/C60/c1-2-5-6-3(1)8-12-10-4(1)9-11-7(2)17-21-13(5)23-24-14(6)22-18(8)28-20(12)30-26-16(10)15(9)25-29-19(11)27(17)37-41-31(21)33(23)43-44-34(24)32(22)42-38(28)48-40(30)46-36(26)35(25)45-39(29)47(37)55-49(41)51(43)57-52(44)50(42)56(48)59-54(46)53(45)58(55)60(57)59
• InChI key: XMWRBQBLMFGWIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Fullerene-C₆₀ (C₆₀, 99.5%) belongs to the class of carbonaceous materials. It is approximately 0.7 nm in diameter. It is a hollow, icosahedrally-shaped, closed-cage structure consisting of 60 sp² hybridized carbon atoms which can be utilized for the preparation of novel carbon nanomaterials.[1][2]

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Application

C₆₀ has a broad range of applications which include catalysis,[3] optical materials,[4] polymer modification,[5] solar cells,[6] fuel cells,[7] lubricants,[8] cosmetics,[9] and biomedical applications.[10][11]

It can be used for a variety of alternative energy applications, which include lithium-ion batteries,[12] organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs),[13] heterojunction solar cells,[14] polymeric photodetectors,[15] photodiodes,[16] and photocatalysis.[17]

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS07
• Signal Word: Warning
• Hazard Statements: H319,H335
• Precautionary Statements: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• Target Organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves