2015-05-042015-05-041994-04-05Smalley, Richard E., "Process for making fullerenes by the laser evaporation of carbon." Patent US5300203A. issued 1994-04-05. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79822.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79822Fullerenes are generated by vaporizing carbon with a laser beam and maintaining the vaporized carbon at conditions selected to promote fullerene growth and formation. This method of fullerene generation may be used to form new compounds including fullerenes surrounding one or more metal atoms, and fullerenes wherein one or more carbon atoms have been substituted with boron or nitrogen.11 ppengUtility patentUS5300203A