ABSTRACT
The preparation of fullerene fine crystals with a uniform size and shape would open new class materials with specifically controlled electronic state. The C60 fine crystals obtained were clearly monodisperse and show interesting various shapes such as spherical, rodlike, fibrous, disk, and octahedral. C60 fine crystals thin film was prepared by the liquid–liquid interface assembling technique. Many experimental difficulties may hinder the control of the size, shape, and monodispersity of C60 fine crystals, compared with inorganic fine crystals such as metals or semiconductors. The chapter describes the fabrication of high-density gold-coated C60 fine crystals with unique morphologies of nano-bipyramid and microbelt. It explains thin film density increase with an increase in the number of deposition cycles. The preparation of fullerene fine crystals with a uniform size and shape would permit the control of their specific electronic energy levels and their totally new properties.
