V. F. Masterov’s school and fullerene research at the department of experimental physics, St. Petersburg State Technical University

Experimental studies of fullerenes at the department of experimental physics, St. Petersburg State Technical University, are reviewed. These studies were performed under the guidance of Professor V.F. Masterov, doctor of mathematics and physics. Primary attention is paid to the studies of the weak-superconductivity effect detected in copper-containing fullerene structures.