Fullerenes

Fernando Langa is a Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, SPAIN. His primary research interest  are in the areas of chemistry of fullerenes, nanotubes, functionalization and solar energy conversion. Jean-François Nierengarten works at the CNRS Researcher, Toulouse, France. His current scientific interests range from covalent chemistry of fullerenes to dendrimers and  Pi-conjugated systems with unusual electronic and optical properties.

Preface;

Production, Isolation and Purification of Fullerenes;

Basic Principles of the Chemical Reactivity of Fullerenes;

Three Electrodes and a Cage: an Account of Electrochemical Research on C60, C70 and their Derivatives;

Light Induced Processes in Fullerene Multicomponent Systems;

Dendritic Encapsulation of Fullerenes to Facilitate their Nanoscopic Organization;

Hydrogen Bonding Donor-Acceptor Carbon Nanostructures;

Fullerenes for Material Science;

Plastic Solar Cells Using Fullerene Derivatives in the Photoactive Layer;

Fullerene Modified Electrodes and Solar Cells;

Biological Applications of Fullerenes;

Covalent and Non-covalent Approaches towards Multifunctional Carbon Nanotube Materials;

Subject Index