A catalytic depolymerization of ultrahard fullerite

作者:Popov Mikhail*; Alekseev Mikhail; Kirichenko Alexey; Kulnitskiy Boris; Perezhogin Igor; Tyukalova Elizaveta; Blank Vladimir
来源:Journal of Materials Research, 2015, 30(11): 1772-1778.
DOI:10.1557/jmr.2015.118

摘要

A catalytic depolymerization (a reversible polymerization) of 3D-polymerized C-60 phases (including an ultrahard fullerite phase) takes place in the presence of sulfur under the conditions of a large plastic deformation at room temperature. The sulfur atoms remain in the samples of 3D C-60 polymers after catalytic synthesis using carbon disulfide (CS2) as a catalyst (the presence of sulfur has a considerable impact on the 3D C-60 polymerization by decreasing the polymerization pressure). Raman, infrared, and transmission electron microscope studies show that the depolymerized fullerite samples have a structure typical for dimers, 1D and 2D C-60 polymers. The 3D C-60 samples with some remaining sulfur can be quenched under ambient conditions if the samples have not undergone a large plastic deformation. There is no depolymerization for pure C-60 3D-polymerized phases synthesized without a sulfur-based catalyst.

  • 出版日期2015-6-14