Controlled fabrication of fullerene C₆₀ into microspheres of nanoplates through porphyrin-polymer-assisted self-assembly

Holey balls! Novel microspheres made up of nanoplates have been fabricated by porphyrin-polymer-assisted supramolecular self-assembly of C₆₀. The obtained C₆₀ microspheres are single-crystalline and exhibit pure fee structure. This is a rare example of a hierarchical supramolecular architecture fabricated by the self-assembly of unmodified C₆₀.