title: Interaction of C60 with carbon nanotubes and graphite.
abstract: The interaction of C60 with single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphite is studied experimentally by thermal desorption spectroscopy and theoretically by molecular-mechanics and molecular-dynamics calculations. The van der Waals parameters and force field for C60-graphene and C60-SWNT interactions are derived from the low-coverage C60 binding energy to the graphite surface. We use these to compare the efficiency of different mechanisms by which C60 can be encapsulated into SWNTs.
authors.affiliation: Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ulbricht
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moos
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hertel