Publications in Scientific Journals:
F. Simon, H. Kuzmany, H. Rauf, T. Pichler, J. Bernardi, H. Peterlik, L. Korecz, F. Fülöp, A. Janossy:
"Low temperature fullerene encapsulation in single wall carbon nanotubes: synthesis of N@C60@SWCNT";
Chemical Physics Letters,
383
(2004),
3-4;
362
- 367.
English abstract:
High filling of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) with C60 and C70 fullerenes from solvent is reported at temperatures as low as 69 °C. A 2-h long refluxing in n-hexane of the mixture of the fullerene and SWCNT results in a high yield of C60,C70@SWCNT, fullerene peapod, material. The peapod filling is characterized by TEM, Raman and electron energy loss spectroscopy and X-ray scattering. We applied the method to synthesize the temperature sensitive (N@C60:C60)@SWCNT as proved by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The solvent prepared peapod samples can be transformed to double walled nanotubes enabling a high yield and industrially scalable production of DWCNT.
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