A simple model for the growth of fullerenes (C 60 , C 70 ) from carbon vapour is proposed. We assume that the growth process consists of adding hexagons and pentagons to the growing C n cluster and involves kinetic and energetic factors. Thus, we are able to estimate curvature energy, the relative abundance of C 60 , C 70 , C 84 , etc., and the temperature dependence of fullerene formation.
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Kerner et al. (1992) studied this question.
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