FULLERENES AND FULLERENE-LIKE STRUCTURES: THE BASIS FOR PROMISING MATERIALS
M. E. Shpilevskii, E. M. Shpilevskii, and V. F. Stel'makh UDC 541.67:621.35 New data on the production and properties of fullerene-containing materials are given. Information on their properties and possible applications as nanostructural materials, superconductors, sorbents, hydrogen cells, optical devices, photosensitive elements, electronic devices, coatings for endoprostheses, and molecular bearings are generalized. Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus; email: shp@phys.bsu.unibel.by. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 74, No. 6, pp. 106-112, November-December, 2001. Original article submitted April 27, 2001. JEPTER7492020011 JEPTER749201