DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS TO SYNTHESIZE TUBLAR FULLERENES

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Agency: Department of Energy	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 17478	Program Year/Program: 1993 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 17478	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Materials & Electrochemical Research (ME
7960 S. Kolb Rd. Tucson, AZ -
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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1993

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS TO SYNTHESIZE TUBLAR FULLERENES

Agency: DOE

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Award Amount: $500,000.00

Abstract:
FULLERENES, ALSO KNOWN AS BUCKYBALLS, HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF VERY INTENSE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS SINCE THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR DISCOVERY. EVIDENCE NOW SUGGESTS THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO TAILOR THE DIMENSIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS OF THE FULLERENES TO PRODUCE THE TUBULAR SHAPES WHICH HAVE BEEN TERMED "BUCKYTUBES". RESEARCHERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT A TUBULAR SHAPE CAN BE SYNTHESIZED, ISOLATED, AND CHARACTERIZED. THIS PHASE I PROJECT CONSISTS OF A DETAILED INVESTIGATION TO DEFINE THE MECHANISM AND PROCESS TO SYNTHESIZE FULLERENE TUBULAR GEOMETRIES, AND TO SEPARATE, ISOLATE, AND CHARACTERIZE THESE UNIQUE MATERIALS FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS. MATERIALS PRODUCED WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE ARIZONA FULLERENES CONSORTIUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR COMPARISON AND CHARACTERIZATION.

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Materials And Electrochemical
7960 South Kolb Rd Tucson, AZ 85706

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