Endohedral metallofullerenes: basics and applications

"Knowledge on endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) has increased dramatically during the last decade. Numerous research findings have been reported, making it an opportune time to provide a systematic update on EMFs. Endohedral Metallofullerenes: Basics and Applications presents the most comprehensive review on all aspects of EMFs including their generation, extraction and isolation, structural issues, theories, intrinsic properties, chemical behaviors, and potential applications. In this book, the editors have collected an impressive amount of information regarding this family of a truly sui generis form of matter. The book's authors were chosen for their specific expertise in EMF research and have been gathered from top research groups from around the world. Graduate students, newcomers to the field, and experienced researchers alike will find this book a highly useful reference on the topic"--Publisher's website.

Chapter 1. Introduction to endohedral metallofullerenes / Xing Lu -- chapter 2. Preparation and purification of endohedral metallofullerenes / Steven Stevenson -- chapter 3. Computational studies of endohedral metallofullerenes / Alexey A. Popov -- chapter 4. NMR spectroscopic and x-ray crystallographic characterization of endohedral metallofullerenes / Wenjun Zhang, Muqing Chen, Lipiao Bao, Michio Yamada, Xing Lu, Marilyn M. Olmstead, Kamran B. Ghiassi, and Alan L. Balch -- chapter 5. Intrinsic properties of endohedral metallofullerenes / Song Wang, Taishan Wang, Tao Wei, Chunru Wang, and Shangfeng Yang -- chapter 6. Chemistry of conventional endohedral metallofullerenes and cluster endohedral fullerenes / Muqing Chen, Xing Lu, Maira R. Cerón, Marta Izquierdo, and Luis Echegoyen -- chapter 7. Oxidative charge transfer of EMFs, biomedical applications of EMFs, and EMF-based nanomaterials and molecular materials / Marcus Lederer, Marc Rudolf, Maximilian Wolf, Dirk M. Guldi, Shasha Zhao, Xing Lu, and Lai Feng -- chapter 8. Concluding remarks and perspectives / Xing Lu.