Patent ID: 7682527
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: B82Y,C01B,C30B,G02B,H01L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composition, comprising, a fullerene; a functionalizing group disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the fullerene, wherein the functionalizing group comprises one or more hydroxide groups chemically bound to said surface portion of the fullerene; and a film of a semiconducting material disposed on at least the portion of the surface of the fullerene that includes the functionalizing group, wherein the semiconducting material disposed on at least said surface portion of the fullerene has a thickness in a range of about 100 nm to about 5000 nm and wherein the semiconductor material comprises at least one of ZnS, CdS, CdSe, GaAs, InP, GaS, TiO