Breaking of icosahedral symmetry: C60 to C70.

Breaking of icosahedral symmetry: C60 to C70.

We describe the existence and structure of large fullerenes in terms of symmetry breaking of the C60 molecule. Specifically, we describe the existence of C70 in terms of breaking of the icosahedral symmetry of C60 by the insertion into its middle of an additional H2 decagon. The surface of C70 is fo...

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Main Authors: Mark Bodner, Jiri Patera, Marzena Szajewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3943720?pdf=render

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