ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation methods for the incorporation of metal ions such as Fe, Ni, and Ce into fullerene nanowhiskers. It was found that the incorporation of metal ions into fullerene nanostructures was affected by several parameters such as the nature of the solvent, concentration, and temperature. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the metal-ionincorporated fullerene nanostructures reveals the face-centered cubic crystalline structure of the fullerene nanowhiskers. The Raman spectra of the metal-ion-incorporated fullerene nanostructures show light-induced polymerization of fullerene molecules in the nanostructures. In the end, this chapter deals with the selective
precipitation of size tunable hexagonal fullerene nanosheets/disks. It is shown that the fullerene nanosheets/disks are a promising candidate for solar cell applications.
