fullerene

Structure

• carbon in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, or other shape
  • spherical fullerenes are called Buckminsterfullerenes (buckyballs)
  • cylindrical fullerenes are called carbon nanotubes or buckytubes
  • fullerenes are similar in structure to graphite, carbon is sp2 hybridized, arranged in sheets of linked hexagonal pentagonal or heptagonal rings

More general terms

• graphite

More specific terms

• carbon nanotube; buckytube
• [60]fullerene; buckminsterfullerene; buckyball