Abstract
Endohedral fullerene complexes involving C60, C70, and C50H10 nanotubes, especially those containing small molecular guests inside, are reviewed and the calculations of their stability are presented.
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Dodziuk, H. (2015). Endohedral Fullerene Complexes. Which and How Many Small Molecules Can Be Inserted into Fullerenes and a Carbon Nanotube?. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanocomposites, Nanophotonics, Nanobiotechnology, and Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 156. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06611-0_1
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