Illumination of this system by visible light leads to electron transfer from the polymer to a fullerene molecule.

For example, single Lanthanum atoms have been isolated by implanting them into fullerene molecules.

Buckminsterfullerene is the most commonly naturally occurring fullerene molecule, as it can be found in small quantities in soot.

The versatility of fullerene molecules has led to a large amount of research exploring their properties.

Single Tb atoms have been isolated by implanting them into fullerene molecules.

(When chemists tried to reduce the fullerene molecules to fewer than 32 atoms, they broke up spontaneously.)

The endohedral fullerene molecules formed are stable up to high temperatures.

Those clusters can be isolated by encapsulating them into fullerene molecules, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy.

But until the basic fullerene molecule, C60 , could be created in quantity, scientists were thwarted in attempts to study the substance.

C fullerene is the fullerene molecule consisting of 70 carbon atoms.