Physics and Chemistry of the Fullerenes

Preface. Interstellar Grains and New Forms of Carbon: The Interaction of Two Fields of Science; W. Krätschmer. Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes; T.W. Ebbesen. Laser Desorption of Fullerenes and Hydrogenated Fullerenes; E.E.B. Campbell, R. Tellgman, C. Rüchardt, M. Gerst, J. Ebenhoch, H.-D. Beckhaus. Competing Factors in Fullerene Stability; P.W. Fowler, S.J. Austin, D.E. Manolopoulos. The Structure of Buckminsterfullerene Compounds; P.R. Birkett, J.D. Crane, P.B. Hitchcock, H.W. Kroto, M.F. Meidine, R. Taylor, D.R.M. Walton. Photophysical, Photochemical, and Chemical Reactions of Fullerenes and Dihydrofullerene Derivatives; C.S. Foote. The Addition of Diazo Compounds to C60 as a Way to the Understanding of the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Fullerenes; F. Wundl, M. Prato, M. Maggini. Electronic Spectroscopy and Photophysics of Fullerenes; S. Leach. The Hyperfine Interactions of Free Radical Adducts of C60; J.R. Morton, K.F. Preston. Physics and Chemistry of Fullerenes from ab initio Molecular Dynamics; W. Andreoni. Molecular Structure, Crystal Field and Orientational Order in Solid C60; D. Lamoen, K.H. Michel. Solid State Properties of the C70 Fullerene; K. Prassides. Intercalation Compounds of Solid C60; J.E. Fischer. Alkali Metal Fullerides: Structural and Electronic Properties in Comparison with Previous Classes of Molecular Conductors; M.J. Rosseinsky. Electron-Phonon Coupling, Coulomb Pseudopotential mu* and Physical Properties of C60 Compounds; O. Gunnarsson, V.P. Antropov, J. Fink, M.S. Golden, M. Knupfer, A.I. Liechtenstein, M. Merkel, D. Rainer, G. Zwicknagl. Vibrational Spectroscopy of Fullerites and Fullerides; H. Kuzmany, M.Matus, T. Pichler, J. Winter. Raman Scattering of Alkali-Metal Fullerides; J.S. Lannin, M.G. Mitch. Round Table Discussion -- Fullerene Chemistry; D.R.M. Walton. Solid State Properties of Fullerenes. Comments from a Round Table Discussion; P. Day. Round Table Discussion of Fullerenes in Astrophysics: Summary; S. Leach. Index.