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    Coated fullerenes, compositions and dielectrics made therefrom
    (2016-03-22) Barron, Andrew R.; Flood, Dennis J.; Whitsitt, Elizabeth; Rice University; United States Patent and Trademark Office
    The present invention relates to coated fullerenes comprising a layer of at least one inorganic material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a fullerene and methods for making. The present invention further relates to composites comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and further comprising polymers, ceramics, and/or inorganic oxides. A coated fullerene interconnect device where at least two fullerenes are contacting each other to form a spontaneous interconnect is also disclosed as well as methods of making. In addition, dielectric films comprising the coated fullerenes of the present invention and methods of making are further disclosed.