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Fullerene-C60

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98%

Synonym(s):

Buckminsterfullerene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C60
CAS Number:
99685-96-8
Molecular Weight:
720.64
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5901022
MDL number:
MFCD00151408
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

assay

98%

form

powder

greener alternative product characteristics

Design for Energy Efficiency
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mp

>280 °C (lit.)

solubility

organic solvents: soluble
organic solvents: soluble

orbital energy

HOMO 6.1 eV 
LUMO 4.5 eV 

OLED device performance

ITO/CuPc/NPD/Alq3/C60/Mg:Ag

  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 17200 Cd/m2

ITO/NPD/Alq3/C60/LiF:Al:Ag
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 7000 Cd/m2
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V

ITO/TPD/Alq3/C60/LiF/Al/Ag
  • Color: green
  • Max. Luminance: 4000 Cd/m2
  • Turn-On Voltage: <5 V

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SMILES string

c12c3c4c5c1c6c7c8c2c9c%10c3c%11c%12c4c%13c%14c5c%15c6c%16c7c%17c%18c8c9c%19c%20c%10c%11c%21c%22c%12c%13c%23c%24c%14c%15c%25c%16c%26c%17c%27c%18c%19c%28c%20c%21c%29c%22c%23c%30c%24c%25c%26c%31c%27c%28c%29c%30%31

InChI

1S/C60/c1-2-5-6-3(1)8-12-10-4(1)9-11-7(2)17-21-13(5)23-24-14(6)22-18(8)28-20(12)30-26-16(10)15(9)25-29-19(11)27(17)37-41-31(21)33(23)43-44-34(24)32(22)42-38(28)48-40(30)46-36(26)35(25)45-39(29)47(37)55-49(41)51(43)57-52(44)50(42)56(48)59-54(46)53(45)58(55)60(57)59

InChI key

XMWRBQBLMFGWIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Fullerene-C60 (C60) is an allotrope of carbon that has a closed-cage structure and it is icosahedrally shaped with 60 sp2 hybridized carbons. It is majorly utilized in the developement of novel materials for a wide range of energy based applications.
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Application

C60 is a nanomaterial that can be used in the fabrication of a variety of electrochemical devices which include solar cells, lithium ion batteries and photovoltaic cells.
Fullerene-C60 (98%) belongs to the class of carbonaceous materials. It can be used for a variety of alternative energy applications, which include lithium-ion batteries, organic photovoltaic cells (OPV), heterojunction solar cells, polymeric photodetectors, photodiodes, and photocatalysis.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Yu G, et al.
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The Effect of Colloidal n-C60 on DNA Mutagenesis and the SOS DNA Repair Mechanism of Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1538 and TA1535.
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