Millimeter-sized single crystals of C60 were grown by sublimation of C60 powder in a vacuum for 6–24 h. The crystals had excellent facets, were free of C70 or solvent, and showed face-centered cubic symmetry with a very small mosaic spread down to 0.01°.
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