Diamond, Graphite, and Fullerenes
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Classical forms of carbon:
Diamond
Graphite
Buckyballs:
C
60
C
70
C
76
C
78
La@C
82
Nanotubes:
5,0
6,0
7,0
8,0
9,0
10,0
11,0
12,0
13,0
14,0
15,0
16,0
20,0
25,0
5,5
6,6
7,7
8,8
9,9
10,10
11,11
12,12
13,13
14,14
15,15
8,0
8,1
8,2
8,3
8,4
8,5
8,6
8,7
8,8
0,8
1,8
2,8
3,8
4,8
5,8
6,8
7,8
8,8
9,0
9,1
9,2
9,3
9,4
9,5
9,6
9,7
9,8
9,9
0,9
1,9
2,9
3,9
4,9
5,9
6,9
7,9
8,9
9,9
10,0
10,1
10,2
10,3
10,4
10,5
10,6
10,7
10,8
10,9
10,10
0,10
1,10
2,10
3,10
4,10
5,10
6,10
7,10
8,10
9,10
10,10
Zig-zag tubes are (n,0), armchair tubes are (n,n), and
chiral tubes are (n,m), where n≠m. See
naming nanotubes
.
Examples:
zig-zag
armchair
chiral
bent tube
These SWNT have been made in high purity,
acsnano.8b06511
(2018)
6,5
6,6
8,4
9,8
12,6
14,4
15,2
16,0
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Fullerene coordinates
from H. Kroto.
Nanotube coordinates
from
TubeGen 3.3, J. T. Frey and D. J. Doren, University of Delaware.
This page created by George Lisensky, Beloit College.
Last modified October 10, 2025.