2015-05-042015-05-041997-01-07Smalley, Richard E., "Process for making fullerene fibers." Patent US5591312A. issued 1997-01-07. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79828.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79828This invention provides a method and apparatus for producing fullerene fibers by establishing an electric field between a needle electrode and an opposing electrode in the presence of carbon and a heat source. Carbon is directed by the electric field to the needle electrode and heated by the heat source to form a carbon-carbon bonded fullerene network. The needle electrode may be moved to lengthen the fullerene network into a fullerene fiber. Fullerene fibers of 0.5 cm or longer may be produced by this method.13 ppengUtility patentUS5591312A