A novel approach to fabrication of fullerene C-60 nanotubes: Using C-60-pyridine colloid as a precursor

作者：Li, Guibao; Liu, Ping; Han, Zhu; Piao, Guangzhe^*; Zhao, Jian; Li, Shaoxiang; Liu, Guangye

来源：Materials Letters, 2010, 64(3): 483-485.

DOI：10.1016/j.matlet.2009.11.056

• Fullerenes
• Nanomaterials
• Crystal growth
• Crystal structure

A novel approach to rapid fabrication of fullerene C-60 nanotubes (FNTs) has been developed using C-60-pyridine colloid as a precursor. The colloid was prepared by exposing a C-60-pyridine solution to visible light. Without irradiation of the visible light, growth of FNTs is not found in the freshly prepared C-60-pyridine solution and the ultrasound-agitated solution, By contrast, the FNTs were easily grown in the C-60-pyridine solution which was exposed to the visible light. The observation of the Tyndall effect indicated the formation of C-60-pyridine colloid that is essential for synthesizing the FNTs with excellent reproducibility. The results showed that the wall of FNTs was a local face-centered cubic crystal arrangement.

• 出版日期2010-2-15
• 单位青岛科技大学