Chemically, Fullerenes are actually very stable. To break these molecules you'd have to have temperatures of over 1000 degrees. At much lower temperatures fullerenes will do what is known as "sublime." This means that vapor will form directly from the solid. These molecules do not break they just separate from the solid intact.

The thing that is most interesting about these new carbons is that they have a number of uses. As one example shows, Fullerenes have been used as lubricants because the tiny balls can roll between surfaces. Studies later found that pure fullerenes are not good for this; they must be changed chemically first by having other atoms bonded around the ball. Another use is that fullerenes turn out to have strong optical effects. This means that they can change their properties with the aid of irradiation with light. Something like this could be extremely useful in photolithography. Overall fullerenes are found interesting because they are not like any other m

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