title: Determination of the thermal stability of the fullerene dimers C120, C120O, and C120O2.
abstract: We have produced the fullerene dimers C(120), C(120)O, and C(120)O(2) by a high-speed vibration milling technique. The thermal stability of C(120), C(120)O, and C(120)O(2) has been studied in the temperature range 150-350 degrees C for up to 4 h under vacuum. The bridging oxygen atoms were found to substantially increase the stability of the fullerene dimer molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK. jinying.zhang@materials.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jinying
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Kyriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Porfyrakis
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sambrook
authors.forename: Arzhang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardavan
authors.forename: G Andrew D
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Briggs