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handbook of carbon, graphite, diamond and fullerenes

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Stainless Steel<br />

Holder with<br />

Linear Motion<br />

Feedthrough<br />

Pressure<br />

Transducer<br />

Helium<br />

/T<br />

Graphite Vjew<br />

Rods Port<br />

The Fullerene Molecules 371<br />

To Vacuum Pump<br />

Soot Collector<br />

Plates<br />

Water inlet<br />

Water<br />

Cooled<br />

Shield<br />

Linear<br />

Motion<br />

Feedthrough<br />

FIgure15.10. Schematic<strong>of</strong>apparatusfortheproduction<strong>of</strong><strong>fullerenes</strong>from<strong>graphite</strong><br />

rods.! 26 !<br />

6.0 POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS<br />

It should be stressed that, at this stage, the applications <strong>of</strong> fulierenes<br />

are still on the drawing board <strong>and</strong> it will some time before they become a<br />

reality. The following potential applications have been suggested. [3 '<br />

• Direct b<strong>and</strong>-gap semiconductor<br />

• Superconductor (doped with potassium or rubidium)<br />

• Non-metallic ferromagnetic material<br />

• Gas storage <strong>and</strong> gas separation<br />

• Purification <strong>of</strong> natural gas<br />

• Fuel cells <strong>and</strong> hydrogen storage<br />

• Storage for radioactive isotopes<br />

• Lubricants

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