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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Anish Goel, Washington, DC (US);
Jack B. Howard, Winchester, MA (US);
John B. Vander Sande, Newbury, MA (US);
Anish Goel, Washington, DC (US);
Jack B. Howard, Winchester, MA (US);
John B. Vander Sande, Newbury, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The fullerenic structures include fullerenes having molecular weights less than that of Cwith the exception of Cand fullerenes having molecular weights greater than C. Examples include fullerenes C, C, C, and C. Fullerenic structure chemically bonded to a carbon surface is also disclosed along with a method for tethering fullerenes to a carbon material. The method includes adding functionalized fullerene to a liquid suspension containing carbon material, drying the suspension to produce a powder, and heat treating the powder.