Effect of solvent type on the formation of tubular fullerene nanofibers

Yongtao Qu; Shaocen Liang; Kai Zou; Shaoxiang Li; Lumei Liu; Jian Zhao; Guangzhe Piao

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.075

Effect of solvent type on the formation of tubular fullerene nanofibers

Yongtao Qu, Shaocen Liang, Kai Zou, Shaoxiang Li, Lumei Liu, Jian Zhao, Guangzhe Piao^*

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Abstract

1D Fullerene C₆₀ nanofibers (FNFs) were prepared via liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation (LLIP) using toluene, m-xylene, pyridine and/or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as solvents and isopropyl alcohol as the precipitation agent at 8 °C. C₆₀-saturated solutions were exposed to visible light to promote the growth of FNFs. When the solvents were toluene and m-xylene, it was difficult to synthesize hollow C₆₀ fullerene nanotubes (FNTs). By contrast, the hollow FNTs were easily grown in the C ₆₀-pyridine solution or C₆₀-NMP solution upon exposure to visible light. It is found that there is a critical correlation between the adducts of the solvents with C₆₀ molecules and the tubular structure of FNFs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	562-564
Number of pages	3
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.075
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

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