{"id":21,"date":"2023-08-01T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/?post_type=product&#038;p=21"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:26:21","slug":"fullerene-c60","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/fullerene-c60\/","title":{"rendered":"FULLERENE C60"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>FULLERENE C60 &#8211; SOL5060<\/h2>\n<h3>CAS: 99685-96-8<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Fullerenes C60<\/strong> is the primary starting material for the synthesis of organic semiconductors used in solar cells, perovskites, and bio\/pharma applications.<\/p>\n<p>High purity Fullerene-C60 (carbon 60, or C60, fullerenes) for use in thermal evaporation systems as either electron acceptors, n-type semiconductors, or interface layers.<\/p>\n<p>We do offer regular grades which may contain traces of volatiles (solvents) as 99.50% \u2013 99.90%. High-purity solvent-free C60 is also offered as 99.50%+ to 99.99%+ grades, specially formulated for biological-oriented R&amp;D and processes demanding ultra-pure fullerenes.<\/p>\n<p>Our C60 fullerene is packed and shipped into high-quality glass amber vials under nitrogen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Choose between:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>REGULAR GRADES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:<\/strong> <strong>99% (SOL5060B) \u2013 <\/strong>Regular grade with some residual solvent, 0.1 \u2013 0.5% \u2013 High Purity grade for synthesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:<\/strong> <strong>99.50% (SOL5060A) \u2013 <\/strong>Regular grade with some residual solvent, 0.1 \u2013 0.5% \u2013 High Purity grade for synthesis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade:<\/strong> <strong>99.90% (SOL5060Z) \u2013 <\/strong>Regular grade with some residual solvent, 0.1 \u2013 0.5% \u2013 High Purity grade for synthesis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>SOLVENT FREE GRADES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.50% (SOL5060X) \u2013 <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">*<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; \u00a0<strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong>High Purity grade for synthesis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.90% (SOL5060W) \u2013 <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">*<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong> High Purity grade for synthesis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.95% (SOL5060Y) &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">*<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong> Very High Purity grade for synthesis, Standards and Bio-Pharma R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.95% (SOL5060YN) &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">*<\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; <strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong> Very High Purity grade for synthesis, Standards and Bio-Pharma R&amp;D &#8211; CERTIFIED USP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.99% (SOL5060YY) &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">*<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>&#8211; <strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong> Ultra High Purity grade for synthesis, Standards and Bio-Pharma R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>SUBLIMED GRADES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: 99.99% (SOL5060S) &#8211; <span style=\"color: #008000;\">Solvent-free<span class=\"style_6\">* &#8211; Sublimed<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>&#8211; <strong><a href=\"#ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21180\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"ezesol logo\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u2122<\/strong> Ultra High Purity grade for synthesis, Standards and Bio-Pharma R&amp;D.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"ezesol-products\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3623\" src=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-ezesol-200.png\" alt=\"eZeSol\" width=\"60\" height=\"40\" title=\"\">\u2122 *<\/strong>products<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These C60 products are going through further processes in order to be highly soluble in organic solvents, oils and other related medias.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time to dissolve\/disperse in<\/strong> (provided as a guideline only)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Toluene<\/strong><\/span>: Few seconds to few minutes (max 3 g\/L)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>o-DCB<\/strong><\/span>: Few seconds to few minutes (max 24 g\/L)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Olive oil<\/strong><\/span>: 3-5 days (to 0.8-1g\/L, vs 2 weeks for most common C60 powder)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_style_4\"><span class=\"style_6\">*Solvents and volatiles are removed by subjecting the C60 to a controlled heat-cool process under dynamic inert medical nitrogen in order to suppress oxidation and preserve its pristine nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Safety Data Sheet:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SDS-SOL5060_july-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDS-SOL5060<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS<\/span> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/download\/FulleriumTM-Fullerene-C60__C70-FULL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer (English)<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/download\/FulleriumTM-Fullerene-C60__C70-ECO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer (English) \u2013 ECO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Technical Data Sheet:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"style-1\" style=\"width: 50.1554%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">Acronyms:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">C60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">Chemical Name:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">Fullerene C60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">CAS#<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">99685-96-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">Color and Texture:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">brown to dark grey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">Molecular Weight:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">720.64 g\/mol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 59.2197%;\">Absorption, \u03bbmax (Media):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 47.8391%;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"style-1\" style=\"width: 56.1882%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">Emission, \u03bbmax (Media):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">HOMO (eV):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">-6.1 eV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">LUMO (eV):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">-4.3 eV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">Melting point (\u00b0C):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">&gt; 280 \u00b0C (&gt; 536 \u00b0F) (lit.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">Solubility (Solvent):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">Toluene, oils, o-DCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 53.2459%;\">Other:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 56.42%;\">N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">References:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(1) \u201c<strong>Dispersive Non-Geminate Recombination in an Amorphous Polymer: Fullerene Blend\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author(s): Kurpiers, J., Neher, D.<\/p>\n<p><i>Sci Rep<\/i> <b>6, <\/b>26832 (2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211123224516\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/srep26832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/srep26832<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(2) \u201c<strong>Multifunctional fullerene and metallofullerene based nanobiomaterials<\/strong>\u201d,<\/p>\n<p>Author(s): G. Lalwani and B. Sitharaman,<\/p>\n<p>NanoLIFE 08\/2013; 3:1342003. DOI: 10.1142\/S1793984413420038<\/p>\n<p>(3) \u201c<strong>Cationic Fullerenes Are Effective and Selective Antimicrobial Photosensitizers<\/strong>\u201d,<\/p>\n<p>Author(s): Tegos, G. P.; Demidova, T. N.; Arcila-Lopez, D.; Lee, H.; Wharton, T.; Gali, H.; Hamblin, M. R.<\/p>\n<p>(2005). Chemistry &amp; Biology. 12 (10): 1127\u20131135<\/p>\n<p>(4) <strong>\u201cThe present and future role of photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment\u201d<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>Author(s): Brown, S.B.; Brown, E.A.; Walker, I.<\/p>\n<p>(2004). Lancet Oncology. 5 (8): 497\u2013508<\/p>\n<p>(5) <strong>\u201cSurface Alterations to Impart Antiviral Properties to Combat COVID\u201119 Transmission\u201d<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>Author(s): Reshma Y. Siddiquie, Amit Agrawal, Suhas S. Joshi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Indian National Academy of Engineering 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211123224516\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s41403-020-00096-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s41403-020-00096-9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(6) <strong>\u201cAnti-Influenza Activity of C60 Fullerene Derivatives\u201d<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>Author(s): Masaki Shoji, Etsuhisa Takahashi, Dai Hatakeyama, Yuma Iwai, Yuka Morita, Riku Shirayama, Noriko Echigo, Hiroshi Kido, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Mashino, Takeshi Okutani, Takashi Kuzuhara.<\/p>\n<p>June 13, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211123224516\/https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0066337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0066337<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solarischem.com\/contact\"><strong>Request pricing for larger quantity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style_10\">* <\/span><span class=\"style_11\">Price subject to change without prior notice<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>Products for Research and Development. 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