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Fullerene Dendrimers

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Fullerene-rich dendrimers; Fullerodendrimers; Fullerodendrons

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Fullerene dendrimers refer to regularly branched structures containing at least one fullerene molecule. In general, it can be differentiated between several positions where the spherical C60 cage can be incorporated, i.e., at the center, within the branches, or at the surface of the dendrimer. As valid for dendrimers in general, an important feature that distinguishes fullerodendrimers from fullerene-containing polymers is the monodispersity of this aesthetically pleasing class of molecules (Fig. 1).

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Schematic representation of dendrimers with one single fullerene at the center (left) and multiple fullerene units (right)

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Hahn, U., Nierengarten, JF. (2014). Fullerene Dendrimers. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_364-1

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