Buckyonion
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A concentric multishell fullerene structure.
"Detections of C60 and C70 fullerenes in planetary nebulae (PNe) of the Magellanic Clouds and of our own Galaxy have raised the idea that other forms of carbon such as hydrogenated fullerenes (fulleranes like C60H36 and C60H18), buckyonions, and carbon nanotubes, may be widespread in the Universe."
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More examples"Detections of C60 and C70 fullerenes in planetary nebulae (PNe) of the Magellanic Clouds and of our own Galaxy have raised the idea that other forms of carbon such as hydrogenated fullerenes (fulleranes like C60H36 and C60H18), buckyonions, and carbon nanotubes, may be widespread in the Universe."
Etymology
Blend of buck(minsterfullerene) + -y + onion, modelled on earlier buckyball, with reference to the concentric layers of an onion.
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