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. 2000 Mar 21;97(7):2979–2983. doi: 10.1073/pnas.050519397

Figure 1.

Figure 1

“Window mechanism” for the encapsulation of atoms inside the fullerene cage. (A) C60 or buckminsterfullerine. (B) C60 with an atom inside. (C) C60 with an atom inside and with a bond broken (open window). (D) Same molecule as in C but with the atom moving out through the window. Figure adapted from ref. 15.