Anomaly of CH4 Molecular Assembly Confined in Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorn Spaces

作者：Hashimoto Sachie; Fujimori Toshihiko^*; Tanaka Hideki; Urita Koki; Ohba Tomonori; Kanoh Hirofumi; Itoh Tsutomu; Asai Michihiro; Sakamoto Hirotoshi; Niimura Subaru; Endo Morinobu; Rodriguez Reinoso Francisco; Kaneko Katsumi

来源：Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133(7): 2022-2024.

DOI：10.1021/ja1086886

Vibrational rotational properties of CH4 adsorbed on the nanopores of single-wall carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs) at 105-140 K were investigated using IR spectroscopy. The difference vibrational rotational bands of the v(3) and v(4) modes below 130K show suppression of the P and R branches, while the Q branches remain. The widths of the Q branches are much narrower than in the bulk gas phase due to suppression of the Doppler effect. These results indicate that the rotation of CH4 confined in the nanospaces of SWCNHs is highly restricted, resulting in a rigid assembly structure, which is an anomaly in contrast to that in the bulk liquid phase.

• 出版日期2011-2-23