NALT

Preferred term

fullerene

Chemical

A polyhedral carbon structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes.

carbon nanoparticles

Buckminsterfullerenes
bucky balls
buckyballs
carbon nano-onions

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

58821

Spanish

fullereno

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137980

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Created 10/7/10, last modified 5/24/17