Constructing Molecules with Beads: The Geometry of Topologically Nontrivial Fullerenes

Year: 2010 Authors: Bih-Yaw Jin; Chern Chuang; Chia-Chin Tsoo

Core claim

Common decorative beads provide a low-cost, systematic medium for constructing accurate three-dimensional models of arbitrary fullerenes and other topologically nontrivial carbon nanostructures.

Topics

fullerene geometry, topological carbon nanostructures, physical molecular models, spiral codes, decorative craft

Domains

graph theory, topology, Hamiltonian circuit problem, Gaussian curvature, craft, ornamental beading, decorative art, model making

Methods

Right Angle Weave, spiral code construction, physical bead stitching, scaling-factor estimation

Media

beads, nylon thread, molecular model

Source status

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