Construction of Sierpiński Superfullerenes with the Aid of Zome Geometry: Application to Beaded Molecules

Year: 2013 Authors: Chern Chuang; Bih-Yaw Jin

Core claim

Zome geometry can guide chemically plausible superfullerene and beaded-molecule constructions with minimal strain and broad applicability.

Topics

superfullerenes, Sierpiński self-similarity, beaded molecules, zome geometry, carbon nanotubes

Domains

graph and polyhedral geometry, symmetry groups, Sierpiński sieve, Kronecker product notation, mathematical beading, sculptural model making, visualization, design geometry

Methods

Zometool modeling, vZome simulation, POV-Ray rendering, polyhedral replacement

Media

C60 fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, Zometool struts, thread and beads

Source status

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