Journal
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
Volume 257, Issue 21-22, Pages 2880-2898Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2013.05.020
Keywords
Fullerenes; Metallofullerenes; Metal-cage interaction; Electrochemistry; Spectroscopy
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Funding
- National Thousand Talents Program of China, NSFC [21171061, 21004035, 21005042]
- KAKENHI from MEXT Japan [20108001, 20245006, 24350019]
- NSFSP [ZR2010BQ020, BS2010CL014]
- Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation [131045]
- National Key Basic Research Development Program of China [2012CB722705]
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Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) are a novel class of metal-carbon hybrid molecules consisting of a fullerene shell and a metal core. Because of the presence of the internal metallic species and charge transfer from metal to cage, EMFs have unique structures and many fascinating properties, which are distinctly different from those of empty fullerenes. The research on EMFs has surprisingly blossomed during recent years, and many practical materials based on EMFs with potential applications in biomedicine, materials science and photovoltaics have been proposed. In this review, we give a systematic and comprehensive summary of the main aspects of EMFs, with emphasis given to experimental results relative to computational work. Finally, perspectives for the future development of EMFs are proposed. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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