Heterofullerene

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Heterofullerenes are classes of fullerenes, at least one carbon atom is replaced by another element. [1] [2] Based on spectroscopy, substitutions have been reported with boron ( borafullerenes ), [3] [4] nitrogen ( azafullerenes ), [5] [6] oxygen, [7] arsenic, germanium, [8] phosphorus, [9] silicon, [10] [11] iron, copper, nickel, rhodium [11] [12] and iridium. [11] Reports on isolated heterofullerenes are limited to those based on nitrogen [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] and oxygen. [18]

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