ɐ mˈɛθəd fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ mˌækɹəskˈɑːpɪk kwˈɔntᵻɾiz ʌv sˈiː sˈɪksti ænd ðə kɑːnfɚmˈeɪʃən ʌvðə hˈɑːloʊ, kˈeɪdʒlaɪk stɹˈʌktʃɚz wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti baɪ kɹˈætʃmɚ ænd kˈoʊwˈɜːkɚz.
A method for making macroscopic quantities of C60 and the confirmation of the hollow, cagelike structures was published in 1990 by Kratschmer and co-workers.