2025/01/30 by Melker, A.I., Krupina, M.A.
paper · doi:10.18149/mpm.5252024_13
The possible ways of generation and growing the fullerenes having six-fold symmetry have been studied. Beginning with cyclohexane C6H12, benzol C6H6 and clusters C6C6, we obtained elementary fullerenes C12 and mini-fullerenes C24, which produce the fullerenes from C24 to C84; perfect (basic), as well as nanotubes. The basic fullerenes C24, C36, C48, C60, C72 and C84 have the ordinary six-fold symmetry. We have calculated their energies and discussed possible reasons for their dependence on a fullerene size and shape in the framework of the periodic system of fullerenes.