Functionalized Fullerenes and Their Applications in Electrochemistry, Solar Cells, and Nanoelectronics

Author(s): Maksim Paukov, Christian Kramberger, Ilia Begichev, Marianna Kharlamova, Maria Burdanova
Abstract: Carbon-based nanomaterials have rapidly advanced over the last few decades. Fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, graphene oxide, nanodiamonds, and carbon-based quantum dots have been developed and intensively studied. Among them, fullerenes have attracted increasing research attention due to their unique chemical and physical properties, which have great potential in a wide range of applications. In this article, we offer a comprehensive review of recent progress in the synthesis and the chemical and physical properties of fullerenes and related composites. The review begins with the introduction of various methods for the synthesis of functionalized fullerenes. A discussion then follows on their chemical and physical properties. Thereafter, various intriguing applications, such as using carbon nanotubes as nanoreactors for fullerene chemical reactions, are highlighted. Finally, this review concludes with a summary of future research, major challenges to be met, and possible solutions.
Organisation(s): Electronic Properties of Materials
External organisation(s): Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Technische Universität Wien, Russian Academy of Sciences
Journal: Materials
Volume: 16
No. of pages: 21
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031276
Publication date: 02-2023
Peer reviewed: Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012: 210003 Nanoelectronics, 104005 Electrochemistry, 103018 Materials physics
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Materials Science(all), Condensed Matter Physics
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