Functionalization and extraction of large fullerenes and carbon-coated metal formed during the synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes by laser oven, direct current arc, and high-pressure carbon monoxide production methods.
Large fullerenes and carbon-coated metal nanoparticles that are formed during the synthesis of carbon nanotubes have been functionalized by the addition of alkyl radicals and isolated by extraction into chloroform. The soluble, functionalized fullerenes have been isolated from raw single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) material prepared by laser oven, direct current arc, and high-pressure carbon monoxide production methods. Analyses of the extracted large fullerenes were carried out by thermogravimetric analysis, UV-vis-near-IR, laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.
Sadana
Anil K
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Department of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
Liang
Feng
F
Brinson
Bruce
B
Arepalli
Sivaram
S
Farhat
Samir
S
Hauge
Robert H
RH
Smalley
Richard E
RE
Billups
W E
WE