Phenomena and processes related to the behavior of fullerenes in solutions are reviewed. Data on the solubility of C 60 and C 70 fullerenes in a large number of solvents at various temperatures are presented as well as on diffusion coefficient of fullerenes in solutions. The relation between the factors controlling the behavior of dissolved fullerenes and the clustering tendency they show is analyzed. This tendency, which sets fullerenes apart from other large molecules, underlies many aspects of fullerene behavior in solutions, such as the recently discovered nonmonotone temperature dependence of fullerene solubility in various solvents, the nonlinear concentration dependence of nonlinear optical susceptibility, the sharp dependence of the color of a fullerene solution on the solution composition (the solvatochromatic effect), the concentration dependence of the heat of solution of fullerenes in organic solvents, etc. Growth mechanisms of fractal clusters in fullerene solutions are analyzed along with similarity laws determining the thermodynamic characteristics of fullerite crystals.

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A review is presented of the current knowledge of carbon nanotubes Ð cylindrical particles made of one or several concentric graphite layers. Nanotube fabrication techniques are considered and possible nanotube structures analyzed. Data on their electrical and magnetic properties are presented. The relation between nanotube electrical properties and structure (in particular, chirality) is emphasized. Potential applications in nanoelectronics and other active areas of research and technology are discussed.

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The current state of research on fullerenes ì carbon molecules consisting of 60, 70, 76, 84 etc carbon atoms placed on the surface of a sphere or a spheroid ì is reviewed. The fullerene structures, methods of their generation, processes in which fullerines participate, and fullerene formation in natural gaseous systems are considered. Properties of nanotubules and methods of their preparation are analysed. Other carbon compounds that resemble fullerenes are considered. The behaviour of fullerenes in solutions is described together with the results of relevant studies. The properties of fullerites ì crystals made up of fullerenes ì are summarised together with the properties of their compounds.