Buckyball: A New Form of Carbon

Buckyball: A New Form of Carbon

Introduction

According to diverse sources, buckyball is a nano-structured composed of 60 carbon atoms. The chemical name of buckyball is C60; nonetheless, the composition of buckyball is structured in a confined space and perfectly symmetrical shape that have remarkable properties. In addition, buckyball's most prominent property is its super conductivity. Buckyball is a new form of carbon and has geometry similar to an icosahedron; moreover, the structure of this contemporary carbon form is like a football. When Robert F Curl Jr. Harold W Kroto and Richard E Smalley discovered the "buckminsterfullernes" (buckyballs) ...