A study conducted by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza” in Italy has synthesized fullerenes and hollow spherical graphene particles using only natural graphite, ethanol, water, and sodium hydroxide under ambient conditions. Published in the journal Diamond and Related Materials, the research showed the feasibility of producing structures that previously required extremely high temperatures using an electrochemical route.
Electrochemical route allows for synthesis of giant fullerenes at lower cost, less environmental impact
