Carbon is one of the most fascinating elements due to its structurally diverse allotropic forms
stemming from its bonding varieties (sp, sp 2 and sp 3). Exploring new forms of carbon has …

Fullerenes, in particular C 60, can form covalent intermolecular bonds (“polymerize”) when
treated at high temperature under high pressure. This contribution briefly reviews some …

New carbon forms that exhibit extraordinary physicochemical properties can be generated
from nanostructured precursors under extreme pressure. Nevertheless, synthesis of such …

Structural phase transitions of C 60 under high-pressure and high-temperature are
presented in a concise overview extracted from updated literature. Primarily focused on …

A review has been presented on the structural and mechanical properties of hard carbon
phases synthesized from fullerite C 60 under pressure. The density and nanostructure have …

First phase transformations of amorphous fullerite C 60 at high temperatures (up to 1800 K)
and high pressures (up to 8 GPa) have been investigated and compared with the previous …

C 60 treatment at 5–8 GPa,∼ 1000 C results in the fullerene cage collapse and
transformation to a phase with outstanding mechanical properties. A detailed structural …

Treatment of a fullerene soot extract and metal (Co) powder mixture under pressure of 5 and
8 GPa at 1000 C leads to the transformation of fullerites into superelastic hard phase (SHP) …

An extended use of synchrotron-based X-ray diffraction microtomography (XRD-µCT) to
study simultaneously the phase distribution and microstructure in phase-transformation …

Comparing the transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction data for a disordered
graphite-like (sp 2-bonded) carbon phase (DGCP) synthesized from fullerite C 60 at high …