Polyfullerene information

Polyfullerene is a basic polymer of the C₆₀ monomer group, in which fullerene segments are connected via covalent bonds into a polymeric chain without side or bridging groups. They are called intrinsic polymeric fullerenes, or more often all C₆₀ polymers.

Fullerene can be part of a polymer chain in many different ways. Fullerene-containing polymers are divided into following structural categories:

• Intrinsic polymeric fullerene (homopolymer),

• Main-chain polymers,
• Side-chain polymers,
• Star polymers,
• Crosslinked polymers,
• End-caped polymers.