Transparent thin films and monoliths synthesized from fullerene doped mesoporous silica: evidence for embedded monodispersed C60.
Thin films and monoliths of mesostructured silica containing embedded monodispersed molecules of C60 may be prepared via a sol-gel route in which the C60 is added during the synthesis or via post-synthesis adsorption; evidence from diffuse reflectance spectroscopy suggests that the embedded C60 exist predominantly in monomeric form.
Subbiah
Selvaraj
S
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD.
Mokaya
Robert
R